More American Soldiers Die By Suicide Than In Combat

For the second year in a row, more American soldiers—both enlisted men and women and veterans—took their own life than were killed in both the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Excluding accidents and illness, 462 soldiers died in combat, while 468 died by suicide. A difference of six isn't vast by any means, but the symbolism is significant and troubling. In 2009, there were 381 suicides by military personnel, a number that also exceeded the number of combat deaths.

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