Soldier Suicides Continue To Climb In 2008

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	Soldier Suicides Continue To Climb In 2008

BartendingBear

9-5-2008 1:39 AM

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BartendingBear says:

Could be a record year. Bonus - 12% of soldiers in Iraq take anti-depressants or sleeping pills. Not a great thing, to be sure.

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9-5-2008 9:38 PM

dollface701

Holy shit..I wonder why.

9-7-2008 1:58 PM

Kelika

I did not know....

9-8-2008 11:17 PM

masbury

That's what the surge did.

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