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Record Year of Suicides at Lewis-McChord Base
The Associated Press
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. —
Joint Base Lewis-McChord saw more suicides in 2011 than any previous year.
Twelve suicides were recorded at the base this past year. That's up from nine in 2010 and nine in 2009, The Tacoma News Tribune reported (
Army I Corps spokesman Lt. Col. Gary Dangerfield says the total could grow as the Army completes investigations ahead of its annual suicide report next month.
"We take suicide very seriously," Dangerfield said. "We're going to continue to push the envelope to make sure soldiers get the resiliency training they need."
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