One Soldier's Suicide: James Jenkins

By  Garland McLaurin on Jul 21, 2008

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Suicides among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are reaching epidemic proportions. More than 6,000 veterans took their lives in 2005 alone, according to a study by CBS News. By some estimates, veterans are attempting suicide 1,000 times a month. Marine Corporal James Jenkins of New Jersey was one of these unsung casualties of war. A decorated veteran of the Iraq invasion and the Battle of Najaf, he took his own life after serving 22 months overseas. His mother, Cynthia Fleming, shares his story with ANP - a tragedy that is being repeated 15 times a day in this country.

Keywords: Cynthia Fleming, Iraq, James Jenkins, Kathy Dobie, Marines, Soldier Suicide, The Nation, veterans