120 US War Veteran Suicides a Week

120 US War Veteran Suicides a Week

The US military is experiencing a "suicide epidemic" with veterans killing themselves at the rate of 120 a week, according to an investigation by US television network CBS.

At least 6256 US veterans committed suicide in 2005 - an average of 17 a day - the network reported, with veterans overall more than twice as likely to take their own lives as the rest of the general population.

UPDATE: Crooks & Liars has the video; CBS News aired the results of their 5 month investigation into veteran suicides this evening and what they found was devastating.

Part 1


Part 2


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Cross posted @ Real's World