Suicide soars among US soldiers
But, those at the cutting edge of the scythe are falling too, often by their own hands, in the inescapable confines of their homes or quarters in the barracks back on the US soil.
In 2008, 143 soldiers committed suicide, the highest number in the three decades that the army has kept records, reports Washington Post.
But, with months still to go till the new year and 141 suicides since January, that figure has almost been reached, with no sign of a slow-down in self-destructive drives of the US soldiers.
The US military, thus, faces a difficult challenge.
"The most frustrating thing is trying to find a cause," Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, the army's vice chief of staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 30. More
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