Casualties of the homefront war

Suicide in the ranks: Casualties of the homefront war
Discussing suicides remains tough for post officials, community groups and families
May. 14, 2012
Written by
Philip Grey
Leaf-Chronicle

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Somewhere between the casualties of war and the military victims of accidents, illness and even homicide, there is a limbo-like place occupied by military personnel who die of suicide.

Unlike other categories of military deaths, victims of suicide are rarely named except in a few cases, usually involving an off-installation, high-profile incident.

The reasons for that are as varied as the victims of suicide, a category not amenable to easy answers or one-size-fits-all definitions. Underlying the reasons, however, is the common thread of stigma, even as civilian and military health professionals seek to undermine its hold on both the military and the larger culture.
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