Post by Stallit 2 de Halfo on Jun 3, 2009 20:11:31 GMT
Shocking figures here.
From 9/11 through last week, almost 1,900 men and women have committed suicide while on active-duty or in Guard or Reserve status. Still worse is a Centers for Disease Control estimate that 18 veterans from all wars commit suicide every day — that’s 6,500 a year!
www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.newsDtl&did=5055
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB2-xER8NS8&feature=player_embedded
digg.com/world_news/52_275_U_S_Military_Veteran_Suicides_Since_9_11
Its not all as glamorous as made out to be.
From 9/11 through last week, almost 1,900 men and women have committed suicide while on active-duty or in Guard or Reserve status. Still worse is a Centers for Disease Control estimate that 18 veterans from all wars commit suicide every day — that’s 6,500 a year!
www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.newsDtl&did=5055
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB2-xER8NS8&feature=player_embedded
digg.com/world_news/52_275_U_S_Military_Veteran_Suicides_Since_9_11
Its not all as glamorous as made out to be.