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Suicide Rate Out Of Control In The Military

Unbeknownst to most, last October was National Depression Month. In observance of the month the military tried to increase awareness about the issue within the ranks. However, did most of you know it was even National [...]

When Depression Takes Over – Take Your Life Back, Don’t Take Your Life (Part III)

It’s been a rough year for Fort Hood. According to Army officials, there have been 14 suicides at Fort Hood and officials are scrambling to make sense of it. That is a statistic I don’t want [...]

Medicated Into Oblivion

This week’s Army Times paper had a story titled “Medicating the Military” by Brendan McGarry. It was kind of a sobering piece about the toll eight years of war has taken on our troops. One of [...]

Suicide Solution Is No Solution

I have been going round and round with myself all day since reading this: Life and the internet are strange strange things. I’ve been trading emails and posts etc with Chris for years now. It wasn’t [...]