From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The Pentagon's latest war against mental illness.

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

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Last month, 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 Yvonne Lopez made news last week because of his Ford Hood shooting spree,

one especially tragic example 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,

the president, and equal paid day. First, here's the news. Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel.

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Hello again, Warren. Al-Nayback with To The Point. Last month for the first time since 2003,

U.S. casualties from the war in Iraq and

Afghanistan 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 with women making 77 cents for every dollar a man earns,

the president is calling attention to equal pay day, is the Obama White House, putting the principles

of gender equality into practice. We'll hear about that. First is news update. Secretary of State

John Kerry today told the Senate committee that the seizure of government buildings in three East Ukrainian cities has been fomented by Moscow.

Believe me, no one is fooled by what could potentially be a contrived pretext for military intervention, just as we saw in Crimea.

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