Four Marines committed suicide in February and 15 more attempted it

MILITARY: Four Marine suicides in February raise year's total to eight

By MARK WALKER mlwalker@nctimes.com
Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Eight active-duty U.S. Marines have taken their lives this year, signaling that widespread efforts aimed at reducing troop suicides in the service may not be working.

The latest Marine and Family Programs Suicide Prevention Program office report shows that four Marines killed themselves in February and an additional 15 attempted suicide.

That follows 12 attempts and four suicides reported in January, according to the report.

The numbers are some of the highest seen in the last several months and come after the Marine Corps saw the number of troop suicides decline last year and in 2010 after a record 52 recorded in 2009.
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