The Army released suicide data for the month of June today.  Among active-duty soldiers there were no confirmed suicides and nine potential suicides.  In May, the Army reported one confirmed suicide and 16 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since that time, seven have been confirmed and nine remain under investigation.

There have been 88 reported active-duty suicides in the Army during calendar year 2009. Of these, 54 have been confirmed, and 34 are pending determination of manner of death.  For the same period in 2008, there were 67 confirmed suicides among active-duty soldiers.

During June 2009, among reserve component soldiers not on active duty, there were no confirmed suicides and two potential suicides; to date, among that same group, there have been 16 confirmed suicides and 23 potential suicides currently under investigation to determine the manner of death.  For the same period in 2008, there were 29 confirmed …