Fort Campbell Tries To Stop Soldier Suicides -- Washington PostFORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Thousands of soldiers, their bald eagle shoulder patches lined up row upon row across the grassy field, stood at rigid attention to hear a stern message from their commander.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Townsend addressed the 101st Airborne Division with military brusqueness: Suicides at the post had spiked after soldiers started returning home from war, and this was unacceptable.
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My Comment: Brig. Gen. Stephen Townsend's "orders" to his soldiers that they must not commit suicide is the old way of thinking .... but the dirty secret is that even with modern day therapy and psych assistance, for many of these soldiers the impact of war will be felt many years after they have left service and entered civilian life and out of the care of military medical specialists.
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