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March 25, 2010
"Alarming" Increase In US Army Suicides Noted.
McClatchy (2/28, Abdullah) noted, "Last month, the Defense Department reported that there were 160 reported active-duty Army suicides in 2009, up from 140 in 2008."
And, while the "military's suicide rate is comparable to civilian rates, the increase is alarming, because the armed services traditionally had lower suicide rates than the general population." McClatchy focused much of it coverage 33-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wimmer, who committed suicide in 2009, leaving behind a family which is "still caught in the dark currents that took his life."
Related Links:
- Military suicides are causing civilian casualties, too," Halimah Abdullah, McClatchy Newspapers, Febuary 28, 2010.
Posted by admin at March 25, 2010 10:31 PM