Ummm correct me if im wrong,, but the USA has saved the world in the past.
And in fact, it is the USA that comes to the rescue again and again- from Storm ravaged islands to countries that were falling under the rule of Hitler. What goes on now is ALL the politicians faults dem and repub alike.
Some talking head on CNN the other day said that more US soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan have died from suicide than killed over there in combat. I don't know if that is true, but it is sure sad and speaks volumes about how we treat our veterans.
Time's story shared the secret; "More U.S. military personnel have died by suicide since the war in Afghanistan began, than those who have died during combat. ... Compare the rate of suicide among our service members to the national ...
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Dec 20, 2012 ... More soldier suicides than combat deaths in 2012 ... S. Korean police to arrest suspect in stabbing of US troops 07:59 March 17, 2013 .... had it in comparison were often about walking 10 miles to school and 10 miles back ...
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Aug 6, 2012 ... Military suicide rates doubled between 2001 and 2006, while ... more military fatalities attributed to suicide than to actual combat in ... For comparison, the current rate of U.S. military suicides is just over 20 per 100,000 troops.
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Jan 17, 2013 ... In 2012, in fact, suicide not combat was the leading cause of death for members ... Suicides top combat deaths for US military members in 2012 ...
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Oct 25, 2012 ... The Military Is Losing More Troops To Suicide Than Combat ... When Will The Leaders Who Took Us To War In Iraq Finally Admit They Made A Mistake? ... on Friday: the number of soldiers who have committed suicide between January 1 and September 30 is 247, while the number killed in combat is 222.
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Mar 11, 2013... Guard soldiers have died of suicide as in combat, an American-Statesman ... Guard soldiers, making it difficult to directly compare their death rates .... who act as liaisons between soldiers and available mental health help.
Sep 30, 2011 ... 1. More US Soldiers Committed Suicide Than Died in Combat ... The only difference between the two parties is where and when their opened ...
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Mar 2, 2013 ... During 2001, nine out of every 100,000 active-duty soldiers killed themselves, ... Compare that sobering trend to conflicts and peacetimes past. ... Between 1975 and 1986, the Army's annual suicide rate averaged 13 deaths per ... according to Rudd and to veterans of recent and past U.S. combat actions.
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The key word in this post is "reality." War is horrible, no one will deny that, but what is it in the human makeup that makes it so inevitable? Any cursory examination of history will lead one to the conclusion that war (in some shape or form) has always been with us and always will be a part of the human condition.
Suicide in the military is not a new thing. I think I was still in "Hell Week", walked in the shower and saw more blood than I realized was inside a human being. All over the walls, he was deeply troubled.
Funny thing, it was all the guys that enlisted rather than the draftees. We draftees knew we were f*#ked going in it wasn't a bolt of lightning.
One guy in my squad, shot himself in Ohio on leave, rather than come back.
my pleasure Ronald, the USA didn't fight to save anyone from Hitler (at least initially) otherwise you would have joined 3 years earlier. My granddad was 15 when he joined the army (he kept going back until they gave up keeping him out), now he fought to stop Hitler.
anyway, sincere salute to all those that serve, in any form or for any cause you stand among the most selfless and brave.
initially- schmizzaly. That war was won due to the USA involvment period. Both major theatres.
Let me correct you, Ron. The Nazis were toast by the time we got involved in Europe. The Red Army beat the Germans, not us. Not that there wasn't incredibly bitter fighting in the west, but it was a done deal before D-Day.
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