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Dear Difference Maker,
We celebrate our Veterans today for the freedom they give to us, sometimes at great expense to themselves, their family and friends. In all of the celebrations and commemorations let us not forget …
Reserve suicides up 23 percent — active-duty count remains steady
Military Times 5:22 p.m. EDT April 4, 2016 Patricia Kime
The number of active-duty personnel who died by suicide in 2015 declined slightly from 2014, but the reserve component, including the National Guard, saw a 23 percent increase, according to Pentagon data released Friday.
The Defense Department’s fourth-quarter suicide report for 2015 said 266 active-duty service members committed suicide in 2015, down from 273 in 2014.
The number of Reserve component members who died by suicide — including those from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps reserves as well as Air and Army National Guard troops — rose to 209 from a four-year low of 170 in 2014.
Figures for the active component have remained relatively steady since peaking at 321 in 2012, but they are nearly double the number before the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
In-depth analyses of military suicides and attempts in a calendar year are issued annually by the Defense Department. The 2014 Department of Defense Suicide Event Report, which examined the rate of suicide in the services, demographic trends including age, gender, rank and marital status, as well as known or suspected causes of suicide behavior, was released in January 2016.
Having a quiet mind can make all the difference in the world …
Click here to take two minutes to hear what Military Veteran, Gerald White
has to say about what he now drinks and gets great relief with.
Reaching out in service to those in need today …
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PS … Please take a few moments to read John Wayne “Jack” Schlatter’s tributes to the Military and Military Families in this week’s blog: MaryReynolds.com/VeteransDay
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