This Artcle is dated yesterday but I didn't see it posted. Please delete if it's a dupe. KFeb. 20 - Military members and their families are asking the same question: Where is the Army’s so-called suicide report? It’s the work of the 12-member Mental Health Advisory Team, commissioned by the top generals in charge of the Iraq war after a string of battlefield suicides. It was initially due out last Thanksgiving. Then it was supposed to be released in early February. Now, there’s talk that it’s been shelved indefinitely.
Is the Army deliberately sitting on the report? Perhaps. Or perhaps it’s just focusing on other priorities in rebuilding Iraq and preparing to hand back sovereignty to its citizens. No one would argue these aren’t massive missions. And, to be sure, the vast majority of soldiers, even those exposed to the most grotesque and horrific combat trauma, may experience only mild post-traumatic stress disorder that requires minor counseling before they bounce back. But evidence suggests that a wave of combat-fatigued soldiers—as many as 20 percent of the 130,000 troops in the field—not seen since the aftermath of the Vietnam War is about to come crashing onto American shores.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4333595/
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