Military suicides rise 15% as senior leaders call for action

Friday, October 1, 2021

WASHINGTON -- The number of U.S. military suicides jumped by 15% last year, fueled by significant increases in the Army and Marine Corps senior leaders called troubling. They urged more effort to reverse the trend.

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