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U.S. Military's Suicide Rate Surpassed Combat Deaths In 2012
by BILL CHAPPELL
January 14, 2013 6:38 PM
U.S. military suicides rose in 2012. Here, the Army's "Generating Health and Discipline in the Force" report, right, is seen last January. The reports was a follow-up to its "Health Promotion/Risk Reduction/Suicide Prevention" report.
The number of suicide deaths in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year ? more than the 295 Americans who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2012. The numbers were first reported by the AP; NPR has confirmed them.
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by BILL CHAPPELL
January 14, 2013 6:38 PM
U.S. military suicides rose in 2012. Here, the Army's "Generating Health and Discipline in the Force" report, right, is seen last January. The reports was a follow-up to its "Health Promotion/Risk Reduction/Suicide Prevention" report.
The number of suicide deaths in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year ? more than the 295 Americans who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2012. The numbers were first reported by the AP; NPR has confirmed them.
more..
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter