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Army sets new suicide mark (San Antonio Express-News)
much more at link aboveThe Army said Thursday that 38 soldiers committed suicide in July, the highest monthly mark since it began keeping records.
Suicide is the toughest enemy I have faced in my 37 years in the Army, the Army's vice chief of staff, Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, said in a statement.
Suicides have plagued the armed forces for years. They began to rise amid repeated tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, with about two-thirds of all deaths occurring among those who have deployed at least once.
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