Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Vet Suicide Rate For One Year Exceeds Iraq and Afghanistan Death Tolls

MARTINEZ, Calif. (KCBS) -- Returning U.S. war veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide as non-veterans, according to a CBS News investigation.

The study compares the total number of military suicides in 2005, whether the servicemen were deployed or not, to the cumulative death toll from Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. The number of suicides that year is greater than the total number of deaths from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Top veteran services officials in Contra Costa and at the Palo Alto V.A. questioned the statistic, but noted that veterans who return home from combat often avoid seeking help for the psychological issues they may confront as they readjust to daily life.


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