Grim Aftermath of a Decade of War

AIR DATE: Jan. 15, 2013 - More U.S. Troops Died by Suicide Than in Afghanistan Combat in 2012

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Suicides by active duty U.S. troops last year exceeded the number of servicemen and women killed in combat in Afghanistan. Ray Suarez talks to psychiatrist and retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Xenakis, who says more than half of the soldiers who killed themselves had already sought help from a mental health professional.

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STEPHEN XENAKIS: We have seen this before.

We saw it 20 years ago in the first Gulf War.We even in some ways saw it after Vietnam.I mean, the issues of medical health, of personal stress, of family stress, in fact, go up after the actual fighting has stopped and the soldiers redeploy, they're back in garrison, because the force is still under a lot of stress. Transcript>>>

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