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Just read this article and given the massive number of US troops by comparison, I wondered if this has been occuring and at what levels, among returned US service personel, from either theatre. Save the Iraq wrong/right debate for another thread, I'm strictly interested in this issue alone....

 

 

Soldier suicides spark inquiry call

April 28, 2007 - 11:09PM

 

There are calls for an inquiry into the mental health of Australian soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan after a number of suicides.

 

The federal government acknowledges two soldiers killed themselves after returning from the Middle East, but veterans activists say there have been as many as five, The Sun-Herald reports.

 

Fearing there will be more soldier suicides, families, war veterans and MPs are demanding an independent inquiry after the suicides believed to have been caused by post-traumatic stress.

 

To date 121 soldiers returned from the Middle East have been discharged for mental illness, the newspaper reports.

 

About two dozen of them have serious psychological problems.

 

Federal Labor MP Catherine King has written to the government requesting an inquiry.

 

http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Soldier-suicides-spark-inquiry-call/2007/04/28/1177460050652.html

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its the guys that cant adapt to reality that their army are a bunch of goons and see no escape other than suicide. the ones that enjoy the violence,the drunk porn addict thugs stay and do their part in destroying lives.

those kids who want to help, they have the "american dream" in their heads,thinking they are doing the right thing go and fight an "enemy" when the only enemy its their government...many have suicide,i dont know the number now but i know this is not new.

 

this is the war ON terror,and 911 was their excuse,it all started there,why cant the public see it?

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its the guys that cant adapt to reality that their army are a bunch of goons and see no escape other than suicide. the ones that enjoy the violence,the drunk porn addict thugs stay and do their part in destroying lives.

those kids who want to help, they have the "american dream" in their heads,thinking they are doing the right thing go and fight an "enemy" when the only enemy its their government...many have suicide,i dont know the number now but i know this is not new.

 

this is the war ON terror,and 911 was their excuse,it all started there,why cant the public see it?

 

juan, dig up those articles on the soldiers coming back home and killing their wives.

there were 9 or more cases in a one month period last year.

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^ fuck are you serious i've never heard of thta before, i'd love to read some info about it

 

i'd be glad to pull it up. just give me a bit.

it was really fucked up, i think 5 of the killings were soldiers from the same platoon,

same base.

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thanks casek for the links.

the coincidence of being from the same base sounds suspicious,makes me think of something like jacob's ladder...

horrible news,i havent heard of these wife killing men,the suicide yes but this is extreme,maybe i have to watch more fox news from now on.

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thanks for the links casek, thats even more fucked up, fair enough if you've been through some traumatic times suicide can seem like an option, but taking out loved ones as well....

 

 

 

these were all special ops soldiers. remember that.

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