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The Pentagon's latest enemy, mental illness.

Hello again, I'm Oran Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

In March, for the first time in almost 12 years, no American soldier came home in a body bag from Iraq or Afghanistan.

But even as the wars wind down, military personnel have been killing themselves at the rate of 22 every day.

Specialist Ivan Lopez made recent news because of his Fort Hood shooting spree, one of

2,000 suicides since the first of this year. Not all were veterans of combat and many were

troubled before. Does military service attract people with mental health issues or help to create them?

Today's talking point, does the First Amendment protect the right to fly drones?

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Hello again, Warren Alney back with To the Point.

In March for the first time since 2003, U.S. casualties from the wars in Afghanistan

and Iraq dropped to zero.

But American soldiers have been dying at the rate of 22 every day from suicide. What's the Pentagon doing to cope

with mental illness after combat and before enlistment? Today's talking point, wildfires,

car chases, and hostage situations are just some of the dangerous stories

reporters could cover with unmanned drones. But drone journalism is banned by the Federal Aviation

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