More Suicides of soldiers than killed in war!
In January there were more soldiers who killed themselves than were killed in war! These are soldiers who could not handle one more day of a war with no clear guidelines of what to do each day and who is the enemy and who is supposed to be protected, but most of them are people who were released with honor after a tour of duty, and now have been FORCED to re-enlist and go back. Those who say no are often sent to jail for treason, which is punishable by death, so others decide to skip the suffering of the legal system and just take their own lives!
Men and women who are injured physically and emotionally, and deserve to be released from the hell they went through, they gave so much already, and most have post traumatic stress disorder, and the government is forcing them to go back. So many are trying to immigrate to Canada to get out of that situation, or to other countries. Canada declines those applications, so some of those killed themselves instead.
Suicide claiming more Utah Guard members than combat
Salt Lake Tribune, United States -Feb 3, 2009
The Utah guard lost three soldiers to suicide in 2005, four in 2006, one in 2007 and two in 2008. Officials said statistics from prior years were ...
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The Utah guard lost three soldiers to suicide in 2005, four in 2006, one in 2007 and two in 2008. Officials said statistics from prior years were ...
SANDERS: Rising US military suicides tragic
US military suicide rate at record high
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New York Daily News, NY -1 hour ago
Last week, Army officials said its suicide rates were at their highest in nearly 30 years. Last year, 128 soldiers committed suicide and another 15 ...
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Last week, Army officials said its suicide rates were at their highest in nearly 30 years. Last year, 128 soldiers committed suicide and another 15 ...
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Hi Shiela,
That is really tragic. Killing oneself for whatever reason is a sin. Only God can take away our lives. I think those soldiers were disoriented to take their own lives instead of seeking God's help for their predicaments. We cannot blame the government nor the system for those suicides. Life is so precious and God given, and one must not take his own life for any reason whatsoever. Thanks for this disturbing post. God bless you always. BTW, thanks for the wonderful comments you left at my blog-Random Thoughts. Don't worry, I am not recommending what I am doing to others. I just wrote that as a commentary to your comment. Thanks for your concern. God bless you always.
Mel Avila Alarilla said... Fri Feb 06, 12:56:00 am GMT-7
This is so heartbreaking! Especially since it could have been foreseen and prevented.
The same for all the many suicides among soldiers after leaving the military, they are not even counted in the statistics!
Thank you, Sheila, for airing this issue.
Yes said... Fri Feb 06, 08:30:00 pm GMT-7
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