Just when you’re thinking the US army may have turned the corner on its troops killing themselves, a new number surfaces that dashes those hopes. Friday afternoon the army said it suffered a record 32 suspected suicides in July, the most since it began releasing monthly data two years ago.
The US army is waging war on suicide just as seriously as it has been fighting for nearly a decade in Afghanistan and Iraq. Commanders are immensely frustrated by their inability to drive down the rate, which is demoralising and depressing to the troops, their families, and the nation. President Obama has even gotten involved, deciding last month that he would send condolence letters to the families of those service personnel who had killed themselves in combat zones.
Gee, isn't the president really a swell guy? He's dripping in their blood, and he sends condolences.
http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/International/16-Aug-2011/US-army-suicide-rate-hits-new-high
