.US Military Base Closed After Wave of Suicides
WASHINGTON.- The US Army has temporarily closed down Fort Campbell in an effort to control the situation sparked off by a wave of suicides at this military base, CNN has reported.
According to the news network, at least 11 soldiers have taken their own lives this year at this base in Kentucky, headquarters of the 101 Air Transport Division.
The base will be shut down for three days, in which time the navy will conduct anti-suicide exercises, the report adds.
Unit head General Stephen Townsend met with 19,000 soldiers belonging to Division 101 – troops that participated in the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan – as part of measures undertaken by the leadership at the base.
In 2007, 115 Pentagon soldiers took their own lives, while 143 did so in 2008.
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According to the news network, at least 11 soldiers have taken their own lives this year at this base in Kentucky, headquarters of the 101 Air Transport Division.
The base will be shut down for three days, in which time the navy will conduct anti-suicide exercises, the report adds.
Unit head General Stephen Townsend met with 19,000 soldiers belonging to Division 101 – troops that participated in the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan – as part of measures undertaken by the leadership at the base.
In 2007, 115 Pentagon soldiers took their own lives, while 143 did so in 2008.
Periodico26
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