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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with suicides

Army: Suicide Rate Among Soldiers Continues on Record Pace
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, military, usa, troops, Army, suicides )

Dee
- 172 days ago - edition.cnn.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers jumped in May -- continuing a four-month upward trend and on a record pace for a second straight year, according to Army statistics released Thursday.
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Native American Care 2 Petition to Travel 7,000 Miles for Obama Support
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Native Americans, Indians, schools, suicides, children, trauma, apology, United States, genocide, government, crime, ethics, terrorism, abuse )

Tom
- 264 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Care2 petition's journey will extend nearly 7,000 miles across the U.S. to carry a petition to President Barack Obama requesting a formal apology to Indian country for boarding school atrocities and intergenerational trauma.
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Sign Petition: Apology for Abuses at US Indian Schools
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Native Americans, Indians, schools, suicides, children, trauma, apology, United States, genocide, government, crime, ethics, terrorism, abuse )

Tom
- 264 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In the spirit of the White Bison Prophecy join us in signing this petition supporting a US apology and healing for the widespread abuse of Native American children at the nearly 500 schools funded by the US government to assimilate Native American people.
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VA Confirms 18 Vets Commit Suicide Everyday
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, military, suicides )


- 588 days ago - opednews.com
In a stunning admission, top officials at the Veterans Health Administration confirmed that the agency's own statistics show that an average of 126 veterans per week --6,552 veterans per year--commit suicide, according to an internal email distributed to
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101 G.I. Suicides Must Not Be Afterthoughts
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, afghanistan, iraq, war, PTSD, Vets, suicides )

Jennie
- 834 days ago - opednews.com
Oh, by the way, the Pentagon, as an afterthought to the 3,705 G.I. deaths in Iraq since the start of the war five-and-a-half years ago, said that 101 U.S. service men and women have committed suicide after returning home.
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