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Every day about 22 veterans in the United States kill themselves, a rate that is about 20 percent higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs' 2007 estimate, according to a two-year study by a VA researcher.

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''I Am A Monster, ''I Can t Forgive Myself''

By AP

U.S. veterans suffering alone in guilt over wartime events.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34063.htm



Authority & Expectations

Video

''. . . deeply moving. This close up of PTSD is something every American should see. Mr. Harris impresses me as an intelligent and thoughtful person going through hell yet willing to help others understand the evils of war.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34069.htm



Whistleblower Accuses Government Of Neglecting Suicidal Veterans And Suppressing Science

A leading epidemiologist says that the Department of Veterans Affairs, charged with caring for millions who have served their country, neglected assisting suicidal veterans who participated in longitudinal studies and never released important research data on the exposure of Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to toxins, inhalational hazards and burn pits.

http://is.gd/B6kgaD



Baffling Rise in Suicides Plagues the U.S. Military

According to some experts, the military may be undercounting the problem because of the way it calculates its suicide rate.

http://is.gd/3Kia2U



''I Am Sorry That It Has Come to This'': A Soldier s Last Words

Daniel Somers

Daniel wrote the following letter to his family before taking his life.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35403.htm


From Information Clearing House

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The Death of Daniel Somers
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