Army Suicides Rise; Prevention Strategy Changes -- CBS News
Record Number Prompts Military to Share Stories from Soldiers who had Close Encounters with Suicide
(CBS) A record 60 Americans were killed in Afghanistan last month. The military is also grappling with an equally devastating problem, suicides by service members.
June was not only the worst month ever for American combat deaths in Afghanistan. It was the worst month ever for suicides in the Army, CBS National Security Correspondent David Martin reports.
A total of 32 soldiers, both active duty and reserve, took their own lives in those 30 days. So far this year, 145 soldiers have committed suicide compared with 130 during the first six months of last year, which at the time was the worst on record.
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More News On The Growing Problem Of Military Suicides
US Army Releases Figures on Suicides in June -- Voice of America
Army reports 32 suicides in June, highest number since early 2009 -- Washington Post
War stress forcing US soldiers to kill themselves -- Dawn
Honoring the service of soldiers who commit suicide -- Washington Post