For all the lip service we pay to Vets, you'd think they had the moon and the stars at their disposal once they returned from "combat operations."
Yeah, right.
***Why Are Record Numbers of US Soldiers Committing Suicide?
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The US military is grappling with a record number of soldier suicides. At least thirteen soldiers took their lives last month. That’s down from the twenty-four military suicides in January and eighteen in February, but still in line with the most number of suicides since record keeping began. As many as 143 soldiers reportedly took their own lives last year. We speak with Emma Prophet, an investigator at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office. [includes rush transcript]
