Charts: Suicide, PTSD and the Psychological Toll on America's Vets

14 staggering stats about the invisible wounds of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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| Thu Jan. 17, 2013 4:11 AM PST

Don't miss Mac McClelland's feature on the PTSD epidemic among returning vets, and how it's spreading to their families.

  

 

Additional reporting by Mac McClelland and Sydney Brownstone

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