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1,000 US Soldier Suicides

More American soldiers are dying from suicide than dying in either of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, individually.
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Former State Senator and leader of sixties peace, justice and environmental movement. Director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center.

Former State Senator and leader of sixties peace, justice and environmental movement. Director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center.
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THE SORROWS OF WAR
Over 1,000 American Troop Suicides
By Tom Hayden

American soldier suicides during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will reach the 1,000 number this year, if that number has not been exceeded already.

More American soldiers are dying from suicide than dying in either of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Last year's American body count of 334 exceeded the toll of 316 killed in Afghanistan and 149 in Iraq. The suicide numbers have been undercounted and underreported.

The figures are difficult to obtain and have rarely been tabulated cumulatively, for reasons not apparent. But these are the numbers as extracted from US Army data, a 2009 NYT

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