Citizen or Soldier? A Blurry Balancing Act Has National Guard Reeling for Resilience.
The Army National Guard has experienced similar rates of suicide as the military’s active component, with far fewer resources and less support.
Entries by Lara Salahi
‘Valhalla Can Wait’—The National Guard Stands at the Crossroads of Crisis
As National Guardsmen deploy more often in response to fires, floods, storms, and civil unrest, the solution won’t come with the end of the forever wars.
‘When They Came Home They Were on Their Own’—National Guard Grapples With Suicide Rate
As things got worse, death itself became a means of intervention: Funerals reunited buddies, and they quietly identified who could be next.
