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Secrecy a Factor in Rise of Military Suicides
March 11, 2009 – The Department of the Army has finally gone public and acknowledged the alarming rate of suicide among its ranks. While Army leadership is to be commended for breaking the barrier of silence regarding mental illness in … Continue reading
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Army Stands Up Task Force to Prevent Suicides
March 6, 2009 – Brig. Gen. Colleen McGuire has been selected to head up a new task force to prevent suicides in the Army. “Suicide is a multi-dimensional problem and as such will take a multi-disciplinary approach to dealing with … Continue reading
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Some Wounded Soldiers More Likely to be Punished
March 10, 2009, Fort Bragg, NC – Staff Sgt. Jason Jonas says when he goes to bed at night, he is terrified his medication will cause him to oversleep and miss morning roll call again. His commanders are fully aware … Continue reading
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Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Fight for Aid
March 9, 2009 – It was during his first deployment in Iraq that Marine Cpl. David Tracy, 23, of Peekskill earned his Purple Heart. “I was up top behind the gun when we stopped at a checkpoint and a roadside … Continue reading
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Mental Health Issues Most Common Condition
March 6, 2009 – A new study from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center shows that service members spend more time in the hospital for mental health disorders than for any other condition. Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health … Continue reading
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Local Program Helps Vets With PTSD
March 6, 2009 – The military describes the latest suicide figures as “very disturbing.” Authorities report 18 solider suicides last month and 24 in January. The suicide rate is now higher than the civilian rate for the first time on … Continue reading
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Mar 9, VCS Cited in Editorial Column: How the City of San Marco Texas Really Can Help Our Veterans
March 9, 2009 – It was six years ago, March 24, 2003, that the San Marcos City Council, at the behest of a Republican majority led by Mayor Robert Habingreither and councilmember Susan Narvaiz, engineered a unanimous vote of the … Continue reading
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Newspaper Editorial: Suicide Risk is High for Veterans of All Eras
March 5, 2009 – Here is a tragic statistic: More Vietnam veterans died of suicide than were killed in action during that war. And the risk of suicide remains high among veterans of all eras and conflicts. Each year, about … Continue reading
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Book Review: ‘War Comes Home’ Reveals VA’s Neglect of Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
March 5, 2009 – “Members of Congress and bureaucrats at the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs may not be attacking vets with mortars and IEDs, but they are literally killing them with indifference.”— Aaron Glantz Coming on the … Continue reading
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Standoff Veteran’s Family Mourns Loss in Virginia – SWAT Team Kills Vietnam Veteran with PTSD
March 1, 2009, Portsmouth, VA – Before police officers surrounded the home of Marshall Franklin and a SWAT team moved in, all Franklin’s family could do was watch. The standoff ended with two officers shot and Franklin dead, a scenario, … Continue reading
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