Is There A Suicide Epidemic At Fort Drum Army Base?

Pfc. Tyler Thomas, 21, Spc. Sika Tapueluelu, 26, and Staff Sgt. Angel Green, 24, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, all died within two days of each other in mid-September at Fort Drum army base in New York (Pictured: soldiers returning to Fort Drum on Sep. 6 following their exit of Afghanistan)  

Daily Mail: Soldier, 24, who was among last to leave Afghanistan during catastrophic US withdrawal is one of three suspected suicides in two days being investigated at Fort Drum army base 

* Pfc. Tyler Thomas, 21, Spc. Sika Tapueluelu, 26, and Staff Sgt. Angel Green, 24, are all believed to have died by suicide within 48 hours of each other 

* Their deaths were announced officially by Fort Drum on September 19 

* Green was one of the last soldiers to return from Afghanistan during the chaotic US exit from Kabul and returned to the army base in New York on September 6 

* Their deaths are currently being treated as separate incidents as each soldier served in different platoons and occupied different roles 

* 'We want to know what didn't we catch. What are we missing?' said the soldiers' commander in a statement 

* The soldiers were all part of the 10th Mountain Division which deployed extensively to Iraq and Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks 

* Many members of the division participated in the US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan last month 

Three soldiers at an army base in New York are suspected to have died by suicide within just 48 hours, with one of them being among the last of the troops to leave Afghanistan just one month ago. 

Pfc. Tyler Thomas, 21, Spc. Sika Tapueluelu, 26, and Staff Sgt. Angel Green, 24, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, all died within two days of each other in mid-September at Fort Drum army base in New York.  

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Update #1: Fort Drum investigates three suspected suicide deaths that took place within two days (Army Times)  

Update #2: 3 Soldiers at 10th Mountain May Have Died by Suicide in 2 Days. The Division Is Trying to Figure Out Why. (Military.com)  

WNU Editor: This is a growing problem throughout the US military .... Suicide spikes 15% among US troops in 2020 from the previous year (USA Today).

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