US army suicides set for new high
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Suicides among US soldiers are heading for a record high, army data released on Thursday shows.
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A new study reveals that 1/3rd of returning veterans have a diagnosed mental illness, and young soldiers are paticularly vulnerable
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More than 10,000 US military personnel have been wounded in Iraq, Pentagon figures show.
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The number of U.S troops wounded in Iraq has surged to its highest level in nearly two years as American GIs fight block-by-block in Baghdad to try to check a spiral of sectarian violence that U.S. commanders warn could lead to civil war.
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New government figures show a surprising increase in youth suicides after a decade of decline, and some mental health experts think a drop in use of antidepressant drugs may be to blame.
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As many as 28 US soldiers face possible criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at an American-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago, the Army said yesterday.
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WASHINGTON Fueled by fierce fighting in Falluja and insurgents&#39; counterattacks elsewhere in Iraq, the US military death toll for November approached the highest for any month of the war.
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Twenty-eight US soldiers face various charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to conspiracy in the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan two yearsago, the US Army announced Thursday.
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A rare and dangerous form of pneumonia has stricken US soldiers in Iraq at an unusually high rate. There seems to be no explanation
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A grim statistic from Iraq dominated headlines on Wednesday: the 1,000th American death since the US invasion of that country began in March 2003.
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US war veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide than ordinary civilians, a study suggests.
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Suicides among children and young  adults rose by an alarming 8 percent in 2004, the largest rise  in 15 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention reported on Thursday.
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Some worry that not enough support exists to help US troops bear the psychological toll of having killed.
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Suicides among soldiers sent to Iraq swung back up last year after a decline, and Army officials said Tuesday it was difficult to interpret the development.
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Soldier facing charges for trying to kill herself last year attempts suicide again, one of a record number who have tried or succeeded in ending their lives after serving in Iraq, Afghanistan.
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Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself last year in Iraq, attempted to kill herself Monday evening. In so doing, the...
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TONY EASTLEY: According to some news agencies, the US military passed a grim milestone this week, with 1,000 American troops killed in combat in Iraq.