Eleven of 28 Marine suicides this year had Pendleton ties

MILITARY: Eleven of 28 Marine suicides this year had Pendleton ties
By MARK WALKER
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011
Eleven Marines who have taken their own lives this year were stationed at Camp Pendleton or assigned to a unit headquartered at the base, an official with the service's suicide prevention program said this week.

The 11 suicides represent just less than 40 percent of the 28 self-inflicted deaths reported in the Corps as of Oct. 31, according to the figures provided by the Marine Corps' Suicide Prevention Program.

The Marine Corps does not routinely report the specific base assignment or location where suicides take place, but provided the information at the request of the North County Times.

Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Martin, who heads the prevention program, said three of the suicides took place at Camp Pendleton.

The others occurred outside the confines of the 125,000-acre base.

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