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Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, left, listens as Army National Guard Acting Director Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter discusses the Army's newly released suicide statistics for last year during a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 19, 2011. 2010.

NEW STATISTICS

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, left, listens as Army National Guard Acting Director Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter discusses the Army's newly released suicide statistics for last year during a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 19, 2011. 2010.

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