Army Suicide Rates Soar Since Start of Iraq War, Study Finds
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Since the start of the Iraq War in 2003, the rate of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared, according to a new study from the U.S. Army Public Health Command.The study, an analysis of data from the Army B…
Remains of Last Missing Soldier in Iraq Identified
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed Altaie, the last American service member still missing in Iraq, have been positively identified.Altaie was serving as an Army interpreter when he was kidnapped in October 2006, after…
US Army Suicide Rate Falls by 9%
ISAF/Pfc. Cameron Boyd(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon announced Thursday that the suicide rate among active duty soldiers and those in the National Guard and Reserve had fallen in 2011 for the first time in four years.Suicides dropped nine percent, from 3…
Green Beret in Airport Explosives Incident Accused of Earlier Violation
Photodisc/Digital Vision/ThinkstockUPDATE: Atwater has been charged with attempting to board an aircraft for intrastate transportation with C-4 explosives. (MIDLAND, Texas) — The Green Beret accused of attempting to smuggle explosives through a Texas …
Soldier Shot at His Homecoming Party in California
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — An Army soldier from San Bernardino, Calif., who survived a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, was shot at his homecoming party Friday night, leaving him paralyzed, authorities said.Christopher Sullivan, 22, of the…