Fort Hood shootings: How often do soldiers kill soldiers?

Nov 5th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor

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Fort Hood shootings: How often do soldiers kill soldiers?

The shootings at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas Thursday were an "isolated incident," according to military officials.

But there have been other attacks by military personnel in recent years – some in the United States, some in the war zone in Iraq – and they happened over a period of sustained combat and multiple deployments when increasing numbers of soldiers are experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and committing suicide.

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