Tag: military suicides

Your courage, your determination and your drive all led you to serve America proudly. Those same characteristics will also lead to satisfaction and success in adaptive sports

In the midst of a crisis that saw its highest rate of suicide in July, the Army has greenlighted a grant for Dr. Michael Kubek, an Indiana University of Medicine professor, to dig deeper into whether a nasal spray could be a safe and effective way to administer a specific antidepressive neurochemical to the brain and help calm suicidal thoughts.

Twenty-six active-duty soldiers are believed to have committed suicide in July, more than double the number reported for June and the most suicides ever recorded in a month since the U.S. Army began tracking detailed statistics on such deaths.

Read about one woman’s journey to take her life into her own hands and how she’s inspiring other athletes at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

Millions of dads have served the country in uniform, and for Father’s Day, we honor and thank them for their service by listening to their stories.

Murder in Tampa studied by Russia? What could be so interesting about a murder in Tampa that Russian President Medvedev would have the Russian Academy...

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1. In 2010, More U.S. Service Members Took Their Own Lives Than Were Killed in Combat. After noting that...

Hey, General Peter Chiarelli, the suicides must some of that 'risky behavior' done in blatant violation of existing Army policies and standards, you dolt! You ever wish the DoD had...

They would not listen, as the song goes, perhaps they never will. The Army does not seem to get the fact that the shootings...

The Air Force has been able to claim the best practice in addressing PTSD and suicides so this is one of the most important...

This is what we knew after Vietnam with most being deployed once. This was published by the DAV stating clearly we already had 500,000 in...

How many of caskets have to be filled because of suicide? I've been asking that question since 1982 when a veteran started to notice me...

This Veterans Day, yesterday, the day before and all other days ended with 18 veterans no longer here. They were not among the veterans...