Blue Herald
03
Feb
Troop Suicides On The Rise
by Buck • 12:30 pm

I wonder what Rush Limbaugh’s take on this would be?

U.S. Soldier
A U.S. soldier patrols the streets of Baghdad.

Every day, five U.S. soldiers try to kill themselves. Before the Iraq war began, that figure was less than one suicide attempt a day.

The dramatic increase is revealed in new U.S. Army figures, which show 2,100 soldiers tried to commit suicide in 2007.
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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, took to the Senate floor Thursday, urging more help for military members, especially for those returning from war.

“Our brave service members who face deployment after deployment without the rest, recovery and treatment they need are at the breaking point,” Murray said.



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