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Military Suicides Jump

As many, if not more lost to suicide than combat

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 24, 2011 4:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Admiral Mike Mullen's ominous prediction of a continuing rash of military suicides looks to be spot on—though suicides in 2010 didn't surpass combat deaths as they did in 2009, they did significantly jump, from 381 to 434, Congress.org reports. But that combined tally...   Read full story »

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