US Army Suicides Expected to Hit a New High This Year
DigitalJournal.com
By Joan Firstenberg
Suicides among US soldiers this year topped last year's record-breaking numbers. The majority are killing themselves while still on ...
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282305
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Army Suicide Rates Hit Record and May Continue to Rise
Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "Suicides among veterans and soldiers have reached a record high this year and are set to continue rising, a Pentagon press conference confirmed Tuesday. The announcement, coming on the day that the suicide rate for 2009 reached the record number of 2008, leaves advocates worrying about the troop escalation of the Obama administration and the measures the Army has in place to deal with the combat scars which leave no physical trace."
http://www.truthout.org/1119097
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By Joan Firstenberg
Suicides among US soldiers this year topped last year's record-breaking numbers. The majority are killing themselves while still on ...
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282305
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Army Suicide Rates Hit Record and May Continue to Rise
Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "Suicides among veterans and soldiers have reached a record high this year and are set to continue rising, a Pentagon press conference confirmed Tuesday. The announcement, coming on the day that the suicide rate for 2009 reached the record number of 2008, leaves advocates worrying about the troop escalation of the Obama administration and the measures the Army has in place to deal with the combat scars which leave no physical trace."
http://www.truthout.org/1119097
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=army+suicides
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=veterans
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Joan+Firstenberg
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rudkla - 18. Nov, 05:58
