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03-30-2015, 01:00 PM
A sad marker.
Study: 441 veterans will commit suicide during NCAA Tournament
Posted: Mar 24, 2015 5:21 PM EDT by Phil Sanchez, WNCN News
DURHAM, N.C. - According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, one military veteran will commit suicide each hour of the NCAA Tournament.
That is not to say there is a correlation between military suicides and college basketball. But it's a stark reality faced by both active duty service members and military veterans -- that more than 441 of their own will take their lives from the tipoff of the first game to the conclusion of the tournament on April 6.
"The big study is 22 veterans a day will achieve suicide, and one active service member a day," said Shawn Jones with Stop Soldier Suicide.
http://www.wncn.com/story/28604601/study-441-veterans-will-commit-suicide-during-ncaa-tournament
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Study: 441 veterans will commit suicide during NCAA Tournament
Posted: Mar 24, 2015 5:21 PM EDT by Phil Sanchez, WNCN News
DURHAM, N.C. - According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, one military veteran will commit suicide each hour of the NCAA Tournament.
That is not to say there is a correlation between military suicides and college basketball. But it's a stark reality faced by both active duty service members and military veterans -- that more than 441 of their own will take their lives from the tipoff of the first game to the conclusion of the tournament on April 6.
"The big study is 22 veterans a day will achieve suicide, and one active service member a day," said Shawn Jones with Stop Soldier Suicide.
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