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US struggles to battle out of control army suicide rates

Published: 24 July, 2009, 12:47


Eighty-eight servicemen in the US Army who were on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken their own life since the beginning of this year, which has surpassed the records set in 2008.

 
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Soldafonov August 06, 2009, 04:29 quote
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a small correction. of soldiers committing suicides, about a third were deployed, a have been deployed and the remainder never deployed.

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