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War Casualties

May 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment

But, when they are the result of stretching manpower too far, it become ridiculous.

Army suicides reach two-decade high.

The AP reports that Pentagon officials said today that “108 troops committed suicide in 2007, the most since 1990.” Suicides have been rising despite a “host of efforts to improve the mental health of a force stressed by lengthy and repeated deployments to Iraq.” The 108 suicides last year followed 102 in 2006 and 85 [...]

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