WASHINGTON — Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will grow worse this year.
2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349
Monday, January 14, 2013 | 4:35 p.m. CST
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