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Leon Panetta: I'm very concerned by the high rate of suicides.

On the recordJune 12, 2012
I'm very concerned by the high rate of suicides.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta acknowledges the alarming rate of military suicides and calls for investigation.

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