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Survivors of military suicide victims come together to grieve
By Rebecca Ruiz
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In 2011, 301 active-duty service members died by suicide, according to the Department of Defense. More than half of those deaths occurred in the Army, where the suicide rate last year was projected at 24.1 per 100,000, outpacing the national rate adjusted for the comparison of 18.6 people per 100,000. A study released earlier this year by the U.S. Army Public Health Command found that the number of active-duty soldiers who committed suicide increased 80 percent between 2004 and 2008.
more:
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/26/11863698-survivors-of-military-suicide-victims-come-together-to-grieve?lite
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