Special Project: Lost Warriors
More service members now are taking their own lives than are dying in combat. As the toll mounts, family members are asking whether military leaders are responding properly to soldiers in crisis.
Part 1: Army combats suicide surge in its ranks
More service members now are taking their own lives than are dying in combat. As the toll mounts, family members are asking whether military leaders are responding properly to soldiers in crisis.
Part 2: Battle on home front is Guard's most perilous
Suicide total for Minnesota's Guard members ranks among nation's worst.
For Maj. Tad Hervas, discipline, despair and death
Was punishment appropriate or excessive for a high-ranking officer who was called on the carpet?
Trouble at home intensified stress
Army Specialist Jacob Fairbanks was in the middle of his second tour in Iraq in February 2008 when he returned home to Fort Campbell for a visit. He sought counseling for marital problems and depression during his stay.
Lost Warriors: Families struggle with military suicide
After a decade at war on two fronts, the U.S. is facing a crisis at home. Last year, more American troops killed themselves than died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lost Warriors: Jacob Fairbanks
Spc. Jacob Fairbanks, 22, took his own life April 9, 2008, while deployed in Iraq. Fairbanks, who had a daughter, was being treated with an anti-depressant at the time of his death.
Lost Warriors: Jeremy Campbell
In September 2010, Pfc. Jeremy Campbell committed suicide while stationed at Fort Campbell, in Kentucky.
Lost Warriors: Benjamin Miller
Sgt. Benjamin Miller had talked about suicide but was never diagnosed with any illness before he took his own life before he was to be deployed to Iraq for a second tour of duty.
Lost Warriors: Families struggle to find answers
The crisis of suicide in the military has had great repercussions on the families of Jeremy Campbell, Benjamin Miller and Jacob Fairbanks.
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