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PostPosted: 15 Oct 2003 07:53 AM    Post subject: High Suicide Rate Worries U.S. Army Reply with quote

Eleven U.S. soldiers and three Marines have killed themselves in the past seven months in Iraq, an annualised rate of 17 suicides per 100,000 soldiers.

Gotta beat the terrorists to the punch.

Depression, harsh and dangerous living conditions, a long deployment and the accessibility of weapons could contribute to the problem, experts said.

You think?

http://www.military.com/NewsContent?file=FL_army_101503
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