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BROKEN TRACK: Suicides & suffering in Army’s exhausted armor community

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Six soldiers from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment died by suicide in 14 months. Enlisted tankers were three times as likely to die by suicide than other soldiers. Tank brigades experienced a suicide rate twice as high as the rest of the active duty force. At least 79 soldiers assigned to active duty Armored Brigade Combat Teams killed themselves.

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BROKEN TRACK: Suicides & suffering in Army’s exhausted armor community

Editor’s Note: If you or a loved one is experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, you can confidentially seek assistance via the Military/Veterans Crisis Line by calling 988 and dialing 1, via text at 838255 or chat at http://VeteransCrisisLine.net. You don’t need to be a VA beneficiary to use the service.Collin Pattan remembers the winter of 2020.Before the first snow blanketed Fort Carson, Colorado, two members of the Iron Knight battalio…

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