A Mother's Sorrow: One Soldier's Suicide

Posted by Garland McLaurin, American News Project at 3:09 PM on July 30, 2008.

Marine Corporal James Jenkins is one of the many unsung casualties of war.

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Suicides among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are reaching epidemic proportions. More than 6,000 veterans took their lives in 2005 alone, according to a study by CBS News. By some estimates, veterans are attempting suicide 1,000 times a month.

Marine Corporal James Jenkins of New Jersey was one of these unsung casualties of war. A decorated veteran of the Iraq invasion and the Battle of Najaf, he took his own life after serving 22 months overseas. His mother, Cynthia Fleming, shares his story with ANP -- a tragedy that is being repeated 15 times a day in this country.

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Utter Waste [Report this comment] Posted by: schiffer on Jul 30, 2008 5:11 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The good ones go insane, the bad ones never were. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] This is the fallout of the WMD [Report this comment] Posted by: weathered on Jul 30, 2008 6:37 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Judith Miller and the NYTimes insisted were in Iraq - lies in Technicolor come home to fester. Arrest Silverstein/Bushcon and heal or stay stuck in the malfeasance and madness. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] MURDERER [Report this comment] Posted by: Turiye on Jul 30, 2008 8:09 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The MURDERER is responsible for the entirity of these suicides, murders and deaths. Each and every one. On 7 July 2008, A Navy Vet suffering from "psychological problems", 'YA THINK YOU MURDERER, hanged himself after being turned away from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Spokane, WA. The death of Lucas Senescall was the 6th suicide this year of vets under care at the Spokane VA. The VA is currently treating 325,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war Vets including nearly 134,000 for mental health problems, no shit. You can read the entire article by Naomi Spencer from 28 July. The MURDERER has done all of this, how many crimes must be committed before there is Justice, HOW MANY???? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Don't fail this woman come election day [Report this comment] Posted by: handygeek on Jul 31, 2008 10:10 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Vote Obama and put an end to this madness that is the current administration. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Don't fail this woman come election day Posted by: Lauren These numbers are hard to accept. [Report this comment] Posted by: realveive on Aug 1, 2008 9:37 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] What's the source of the 5.000 a year number? I've seen numbers that are closer to 50 than 5 thou. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] free delivery [Report this comment] Posted by: fernando1 on Aug 12, 2008 1:49 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] best popular pills can buy here buy atenolol buy amoxicillin buy biaxin order cipro buy elavil [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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