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Wounded Corpsman Fights PTSD (www.army.com)

Navy Corpsman Daniel “Doc” Jacobs didn’t know he suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. But he knew he had a problem. “I actually almost ended up killing myself because of it,”... More

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Submitted 10 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

General’s death in July ruled a suicide (www.militarytimes.com)

The July 27 death of Brig. Gen. Thomas Tinsley by self-inflicted gunshot wound seems likely to remain shrouded in mystery. A three-month Air Force Office of Special Investigations inquiry, which... More

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Submitted 24 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Marine's death shows tragic results of disorder (www.azcentral.com)

Travis Twiggs, a Marine veteran of five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, drove his car over the roadside curb and stopped at the rim of...

Tags: suicide,marine,ptsd,treatment

Submitted 2 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

OEF/OIF Veteran Suicide Toll: Nearly 15% of Overall U.S. Military Casualties Result from Suicide (ptsdcombat.blogspot.com)

Back in February, the Marines released their military branch's updated suicide statistics. They revealed the number of Afghanistan and Iraq combat troops and veterans who took their own lives in 2007... More

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Submitted 2 months ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |

When Army Strong Snaps (vets4politics.blogspot.com)

At 8:40 am on the morning of September 8, 2008, a young Fort Hood soldier shot and killed his young commanding officer and himself in front of dozens of witnesses and police officers. Both soldiers... More

Tags: suicide,mental health,awol,transitional leave

Submitted 2 months ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |

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