Veteran of U.S. Wars of Aggression Kills Girlfriend, Commits Suicide

San Francisco, August 22 (RHC)-- A former U.S. soldier who fought in the wars of aggression against Iraq and Afghanistan has been found dead along with his girlfriend in an apparent murder-suicide. In California, family members say the soldier, Jacob Gregory Swanson, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental problems as a result of his time in combat.

His girlfriend, Amy Rochelle Salo, was the mother of three children.
An estimated 88 soldiers took their lives in the first half of this year, on pace to break last year’s record of up to 143 soldier suicides.