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liveonearth) wrote2013-01-15 10:06 am
liveonearth) wrote2013-01-15 10:06 am
Entry tags:
- afghanistan,
- army,
- death,
- depression,
- meaning,
- military,
- pain,
- suicide
Military Suicides Booming
The Pentagon began tracking active duty military suicides in 2001. They begin rising in 2006, soared in 2009 then leveled. Military suicides hit a record high in 2012. Exceeded combat deaths in Afghanistan in 2012. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calls it an epidemic. All branches are suffering.