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Re: Suicides among U.S. troops averaging one a day in 2012

By: ribit in ROUND | Recommend this post (0)
Sun, 10 Jun 12 1:15 AM | 46 view(s)
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...they say that suicides increase and decrease along with the economy and that suicides are up across the board. I dunno if the troops are experiencing a higher rate than civilians in the same age group or not.

Back when I was a phone company puke I did some work at one of the power plants NW of Atlanta. The guy we reported to while we were there seemed like a pretty good and level headed guy. He went home from work one night and killed his wife, two daughters and himself. Never found out why.




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Suicides among U.S. troops averaging one a day in 2012
By: capt_nemo in ROUND
Sat, 09 Jun 12 10:44 AM 		Msg. 41864 of 45646

I heard this on our news today,,,,,,,,,,

07 Jun 2012 Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year - the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan - about 50 percent more — according to Pentagon statistics obtained by The Associated Press. The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago.

http://www.legitgov.org/Suicides-among-US-troops-averaging-one-day-2012

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