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    New Study Finds That Every 80 Minutes, An American Veteran Dies from Suicide

    A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes, according to a study published Monday. Military suicides have increased since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Center for a New American Security Suicide report. In the fiscal year 2009 alone, 1,868 veterans of these wars have made suicide attempts, according to armytimes.com.