120 US War Veteran Suicides a Week |
| Published: November 16, 2007, 2:12 pm |
| Tags: suicides, ptsd, veterans |
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120 US War Veteran Suicides a WeekThe US military is experiencing a "suicide epidemic" with veterans killing themselves at the rate of 120 a week, according to an investigation by US television network CBS.At least 6256 US veterans committed suicide in 2005 - an average of 17 a day - the network reported, with veterans overall more than twice as likely to take their own lives as the rest of the general population.UPDATE: Crooks & Liars has the video; CBS News aired the results of their 5 month investigation into veteran suicides this evening and what they found was devastating.Also, AWOL Soldier Seeking Treatment Arrestedcross posted @ Real's World [ Full article ] |
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