Military Suicides

Army: 24 Suspected Suicides in January '09

Submitted by jimstaro on February 8, 2009 - 18:18

Originally posted Posted Thu, 02/05/2009 - 14:14 by jimstaro but worthy of noting again since much time and effort has been devoted to covering PTSD by ePluribus Media - standingup

This is just being reported,

Army reports alarming rise in suicides last month

There has been a small sprinkling of reports about the Military Suicides in the last couple of months, most of those found only if one is hitting a number of news outlets but not making National News, even as those who serve do so for the Country not a Community located near a base or where their from.

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This RepugNut Has Got To Be Kidding!

Submitted by jimstaro on April 26, 2008 - 07:15

A group of Marines ogling a pinup girl outside their bunkers in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, in January 1968

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VA's Katz Should Leave Now, and Anyone Else Involved In Shirking Duty!!

Submitted by jimstaro on April 24, 2008 - 19:13

I don't need to add anything to the below, one: I'm not there, two: what's below says it all, three: this Country put it's Military Through All This Before to my Brother 'Nam Vets and followed up with Every Deployment Since!

How many know what's happening with the Gulf War I Vets!

Murray: VA's Katz Should Leave
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., says she wants "honesty, openness, and directness" from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, and says Dr. Ira Katz, the VA's top official for mental health, should step aside.

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