FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Suicides are a serious problem at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, the huge Texas military base where an officer went on a deadly shooting spree, records show.
The Washington Post reported Friday 10 of the 117 active-duty Army soldiers reported to have committed suicide this year were stationed at Fort Hood and 75 have taken their lives there since 2003. Fort Hood is the Army's largest base, with tens of thousands of soldiers, but the number of suicides also is the highest among U.S. military posts, the newspaper said.