Six ‘Heart-Wrenching’ Suicides for Army in Alaska This Year: A Look At Possible Causes

Six suicides in five month after the Army poured more than $200 million into the state to combat the mental health crisis suggests they don’t know the cause. “Minus 60-degree cold, the high frequency of training and deployment and geographic and social isolation have been cited as key stresses” and “high cost of living, alcohol abuse, sleep disorders. Alcohol was mentioned more than once and yes, that could be important, why make it so available? https://www.yahoo.com/news/heart-wrenching-problem-army-alaska-142446109.html

11 suicides from Jan, 2014 to March, 2019 is two a year. Six in five months suggests a 6-fold increase since January. If we were honest, we might identify with young soldiers who are disillusioned with the noble idea of defending America.

They might wonder, Is America really the greatest nation in the world? What is happening to our freedoms that have been vanishing since Covid? Those young troops could’ve seen the election swing from a likely win by Trump to a sudden stop of tallying for a bad delay and when the count resumed, it looked like the election was being stolen.

It’s no secret that the military respects Trump, but turned their backs on Biden’s motorcade after the inauguration. Isn’t it time to be honest and to address the issues of what investigations are finding instead of media ‘wringing their hands’ over a heart-wrenching mystery?

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