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Clarification: There are no Guardsmen in Iraq or Afghanistan. Members of the National Guard are mobilized and placed on Active Duty (Title 10) for the deployment. Thus they are considered Army or Air Force.
The suicide rate comes from repeated deployments. You have to realize, today's average soldier has seen more combat than your typical WWII veteran. Adding to this they are in nonlinear warfare environment where they are subject to attack constantly. PTSD and depression are the end result
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Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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