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June 14, 2009
Common threads seen as emerging among Fort Campbell suicides
According to the CBS Evening News (5/28, story 3, 2:20, Couric), to date, "11 soldiers have taken their lives already this year" at Fort Campbell, "the highest number of any US military base."
Correspondent Don Teague explained that "Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division. Many of the soldiers have had multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan." Yet, "officials say only six of the 11 suicides involved soldiers who have been in combat and only three had multiple tours."
Still, "there are some common threads emerging among the Fort Campbell suicides. Most are white men between 19 and 25 years old at the lower end of the military pay scale, and 70 percent had relationship problems."
Posted by admin at June 14, 2009 12:25 PM