Soldier Suicides

Soldier In Trouble For Attempted Suicide

Posted 04.24.2012

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A Fort Carson soldier is facing charges from the district attorney's office after shooting his wife in the leg during a suicide attempt. Joshua Bra...

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We Are Failing Our Veterans With PTSD: The Life and Death of Sonny Mazon

Kevin Bell | Posted 04.08.2012

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Kevin Bell

For all of our rhetoric of supporting soldiers with PTSD, there is a dense, bureaucratic labyrinth in between soldiers and the help that they need.

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For Peace Of Mind: Advocates Push Overhaul Of Veteran Mental Health Care

AP | By PAUL ELIAS | Posted 07.11.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Noting that an average of 18 veterans a day commit suicide, a federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the Department of Veterans Aff...

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Army National Guard, Reserve See Spike In Suicides

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Suicides among active duty soldiers dropped slightly in 2010 after five years of record increases, Army leaders said Wednesday. Bu...

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Fort Hood Reports Record Number Of Suicides

Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Fort Hood officials are investigating a rash of suicides in recent days, including what evidently was a murder-suicide involv...

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The Invisible Wounds of War: Let's Hear From the Generals

Jean-Paul Chretien | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Mental Health, Robert Gates, Real Warriors, Army Suicides, Traumatic Brain Injury, Soldier Suicides, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Jean-Paul Chretien

It's great that top brass are encouraging warriors to get help for war's "invisible wounds." But now, they need to speak out openly about their own struggles with mental illness.

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The U.S. Soldier Who Killed Herself After Refusing to Take Part in Torture

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Mitchell

What caused Alyssa Peterson to put a bullet in her head in September 2003 after just a few weeks in Iraq? And why were the press and the public not told about it?

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Military Suicides Require New Prevention Office, Congressional Task Force Tells Pentagon

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Rushing to stem historically high rates of military suicides, the service branches set up prevention programs that lacked strategic...

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Army Officer Orders Troops Not To Commit Suicide

AP | KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Thousands of soldiers, their bald eagle shoulder patches lined up row upon row across the grassy field, stood at rigid atte...

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Why Obama Doesn't Write Families Of Soldiers Who Commit Suicide

Posted 05.25.2011

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Wednesday's Wall Street Journal reports on a longstanding White House policy that Presidents do not send condolence letters to families of U.S. soldie...

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Soldier Suicides This Year To Top Those In 2008

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could...

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Soldier Suicides: The War Condolences Obama Won't Send

Amy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Goodman

Gregg Keesling said that when he and his wife went to Dover Air Force Base to greet their son's coffin, a master sergeant said: "I'm greeting a suicide body almost every day. There's something going on."

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Tough Guy Soprano Joey Pantoliano Goes to Iraq

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Tian Dayton

Soldiers in Iraq face deployment after deployment without rest or time for recovery. They suffer from PTSD and depression.

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Refusing to Comply: The Tactics of Resistance in an All-Volunteer Military

Dahr Jamail | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dahr Jamail

In addition to small numbers of outright public refusals to deploy or redeploy, troops are going absent without official leave (AWOL) between deployments, and actual desertions may once again be on the rise.

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Military Suicides

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Peyronnin

Tragically, the suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers increased last month. In fact, Army suicides are up significantly over the previous month, and they are now on a record pace for the year.

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Saving the Lives of Those Who Save Yours

Colleen Perry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colleen Perry

VA docs are diagnosing PTSD as Adjustment Disorder instead. That's like saying the soldier who shot up his comrades at an Iraqi mental health clinic was just having a bad day.

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Why 'Stressed Out' U.S. Soldier Killing Comrades in Iraq Was Inevitable

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Mitchell

The slaughter of five comrades by a "stressed out" U.S. soldier today in Baghdad is a true tragedy -- but should not come as a shock.

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Part II: Soldier Who Killed Herself -- After Refusing to Take Part in Torture

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Mitchell

What caused Alyssa Peterson to put a bullet in her head in September 2003 after just a few weeks in Iraq? And why were the press and the public not told about it?

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Army Suicides: My Experience

Kayla Williams | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kayla Williams

I went into the psychiatrist's office and tried to explain my fears -- that I would never get better, never readjust, never make it in the civilian world.

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Army: Soldier Suicide Rate May Set Record Again

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all...

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