Army suicide rate could top nation's this year

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN

The rate of suicides among-active duty soldiers is on pace to surpass both last year's numbers and the rate of suicide in the general U.S. population for the first time since the Vietnam war, according to U.S. Army officials.

As of August, 62 Army soldiers have committed suicide, and 31 cases of possible suicide remain under investigation, according to Army statistics. Last year, the Army recorded 115 suicides among its ranks, which was also higher than the previous year.

Army officials said that if the trend continues this year, it will pass the nation's suicide rate of 19.5 people per 100,000, a 2005 figure considered the most recent by the government.

The rise can be attributed to the increased pace of combat operations, the number of deployments and financial and family troubles connected with deployments, Army officials said.

"Army leaders are fully aware that repeated deployments have led to increased distress and anxiety for both soldiers and their families," Secretary of the Army Pete Geren said. "This stress on the force is validated by recent studies of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reporting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression."



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/09/army.suicides/index.html

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McCain, Palin and Bush support the troops my butt!

[KABSTER]

1. Army suicide rate could top nation's this year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhXnfJSEFsI

[Tony_FLADEM]

2. Army suicide rate could top nation's this year

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The rate of suicides among-active duty soldiers is on pace to surpass both last year's numbers and the rate of suicide in the general U.S. population for the first time since the Vietnam war, according to U.S. Army officials.

As of August, 62 Army soldiers have committed suicide, and 31 cases of possible suicide remain under investigation, according to Army statistics. Last year, the Army recorded 115 suicides among its ranks, which was also higher than the previous year.

Army officials said that if the trend continues this year, it will pass the nation's suicide rate of 19.5 people per 100,000, a 2005 figure considered the most recent by the government.

The rise can be attributed to the increased pace of combat operations, the number of deployments and financial and family troubles connected with deployments, Army officials said


Read more: www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/09/army.suicides/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

[firedupdem]

3. We need an ad that shows how these guys come back home

screwed up, loss of mind and limbs and can't get adequate health care.

[Olney Blue]

4. Is the commander in chief listening?

I didn't think so.

[Nambe]

5. Just collateral damage in the war - Halliburton vs Humanity

Stop-Loss is a horrible injustice inflicted on US servicemen and women.

[LynnTheDem]

6. And where's all that (in-)famous republican "support the troops"?

Oh right; republican "support the troops" = "go fight and die so I don't have to and just shut the fuck up about it".

The "pawns" are "fungible".