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Title: Army suicides reported up again — at 115 Post by: Allhallowsday on May 29, 2008, 03:49:18 PM Army suicides reported up again — at 115
WASHINGTON - The number of Army suicides increased again last year, amid the most violent year yet in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. An Army official said Thursday that 115 troops committed suicide in 2007, a nearly 13 percent increase over the previous year's 102. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because a full report on the deaths wasn't being released until later Thursday. About a quarter of the deaths occurred in Iraq... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_suicides (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_suicides) |