Saturday, July 14, 2012

Army suicides, same report, two different headlines

The Army released one report for June on soldiers committing suicide. The news however ended up producing two different headline.

This is from Army Times

Active-duty suicide numbers decline in June
Staff report
Posted : Friday Jul 13, 2012 16:32:28 EDT

As many as 11 active-duty soldiers are believed to have committed suicide in June, five fewer than in the previous month, the Army announced Friday.

Of those, one has been confirmed as suicide and the other 10 are still under investigation. Among the 11 soldiers who died, two were women.

So far this year, 89 active-duty soldiers are believed to have killed themselves.

Also in June, 12 reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty are believed to have committed suicide. Ten of the soldiers were in the Army National Guard; two were in the Army Reserve.

All 12 deaths remain under investigation.
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This is from Stars and Stripes

Army reports 23 suicides in June
By CHRIS CARROLL
Published: July 13, 2012

WASHINGTON—Twenty-three soldiers are believed to have committed suicide in June, slightly fewer than in May, the Army reported Friday.

There were 11 likely suicides among active duty troops last month, while for reserve troops not on active duty, 12 suicides were reported. In May, 16 active-duty and nine reserve soldiers are thought to have killed themselves.

There have been 147 reported Army suicide cases through June. In 2011, 283 soldiers committed suicide.
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