Military suicides rise to a record 349

[bigrun]

Military suicides rise to a record 349, topping number of troops killed in combat.

The 349 active-duty suicides in 2012 underscored the toll a decade of wars has taken on the all-volunteer force and the extent to which the Pentagon continues to grapple with an issue senior leaders have called an epidemic. Comparatively, 229 troops were killed in combat in Afghanistan last year, according to a Washington Post tally.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...c=nl_headlines


And then there are the homeless vets..


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...e=One_In_Seven



Check the pics at the bottom of the story..