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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Army Suicide Rate Highest in Decades Adding to the solemn string of record-breaking statistics, new figures show that the suicide rate among U.S. Army members has <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-army-suicides30-2009jan30,0,6065061.story" title="hit its highest level">hit its highest level</a> in three decades. Last year, over 128 soldiers took their own lives, a telling sign of our military and political climate. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/army_suicide_rate_highest_in_decades/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/army_suicide_rate_highest_in_decades/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Army Suicide Rate Highest in Decades Adding to the solemn string of record-breaking statistics, new figures show that the suicide rate among U.S. Army members has <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-army-suicides30-2009jan30,0,6065061.story" title="hit its highest level">hit its highest level</a> in three decades. Last year, over 128 soldiers took their own lives, a telling sign of our military and political climate. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/army_suicide_rate_highest_in_decades/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/army_suicide_rate_highest_in_decades/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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