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Military Suicides Rose 15 Percent Last Year

October 2, 2021

The upward trend was strongest in the Army and Marine Corps.

by Mairead Elordi
Daily Wire

U.S. military suicides spiked 15% last year during the coronavirus pandemic, prompting senior military leaders to sound the alarm.

The upward trend was strongest in the Army and Marine Corps.

[…] Across all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, there were 580 suicides last year, 76 more than in 2019, according to a Defense Department report released Thursday.

Among active-duty Army troops, suicides rose by close to 20%, and among Army National Guard troops, that number rose 35% from 76 in 2019 to 103 last year.

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