Bufflehead Cabin

“Even as they battle the enemy around the world, as many as three soldiers try to kill themselves every day. The number of those who have succeeded is higher than it has been in nearly 30 years. “We are at two to three times the rate today than we were in previous years,” said Col. Dallas Homas, chief surgeon with the Army Medical Corps. “It is of grave concern.” “This is a very stressed force,” said Army Secretary Pete Geren at a Senate hearing earlier this month. In the past four years, Army suicides have skyrocketed — from 67 in 2004 to 143 last year. So far this year, the Army has already tracked 64 potential suicides — a pace that could bring a new and tragic record.”