WUSF 89.7 News: Report on Combat Zone Suicides

Public radio station WUSF 89.7 covered the issue of combat-zone suicides today. Audio is now available of the program; a partial transcript is as well. People who chime in on the issue include Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Dr. David Tornberg, a deputy assistant secretary of defense and chief medical officer of the military's TriCare health program, and Brooksville Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [FL-R]

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