TOP STORY >> Peer group for combat veterans

By CHRISTY HENDRICKS Leader staff writer Since 2006, there have been 1,100 troops have committed suicide. In 2009, 245 soldiers killed themselves. On average, five active-duty troops attempt suicide daily. One-third of the nation’s homeless are veterans. One in three returning troops are being diagnosed with serious post-traumatic stress symptoms. Less than 40 percent will seek help. These statistics are […]