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The Army hit a grim milestone last year when the suicide rate exceeded that of the general population for the first time: 20.2 per 100,000 people in the military, compared with the civilian rate of 19.5 per 100,000. The Army's suicide rate was 12.7 per 100,000 in 2005, 15.3 in 2006 and 16.8 in 2007.
Ugh reading these kind of things is so grim and sad. You got to wonder what goes on in the heads of our soldiers when they come home and they see that suicide is the only option.
Suicide Toll Fuels Worry That Army Is Strained - WSJ.com