U.S. Soldier Suicides Outnumber Combat Deaths In 2012
December 28th, 2012Via: CBS:
American soldier suicides continue to outnumber combat-related deaths in 2012, and the trajectory for soldier suicides continues to get worse.
Statistics released by the Department of the Army show that through November potentially 303 active-duty, Reserve and National Guard soldiers committed suicide. As of Dec. 7, Stars and Stripes reports that 212 soldiers have died in combat-related deaths in Afghanistan.
The Army set a grim new record of 177 potential active-duty cases with 2012 coming to a close on Tuesday – 64 of these cases remain under investigation, 113 have been confirmed.
The cannot face what they have done. Our military took basically decent young men and women and made cold blooded killers out of them. There is no other way to resolve this conflict. Counseling, medication, encounter groups, and all the other crap are basically ineffective band-aids.