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Soldiers committing suicide in the wake of violent domestic disputes upon their return from war is a tragedy older than Othello. Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Fort Carson in Colorado are grappling with the issue right now. ABC's Martha Raddatz on Wednesday and now CBS' Don Teague both covered the three-day suicide-prevention stand-down ordered by Gen Stephen Townsend at Fort Campbell. So far this year eleven of Townsend's soldiers in the 101st Airborne have killed themselves. "Relationship problems or the fear of disciplinary action are the most common causes," ABC's Raddatz reported. Her colleague Bob Woodruff covered the psychological training at Fort Carson, where soldiers are taught to cope with "the mood swings so common after combat" caused by adrenaline withdrawal. Carson's Gen Mark Graham has a sad reason "very close to his heart" for ordering the extra training. His youngest son Kevin, an ROTC cadet, was a suicide.
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