Rural Soldiers

A recent study from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire found that soldiers from rural areas are dying at a greater rate than their counterparts from metropolitan areas. And though it's difficult to put a number on a community's loss, rural communities are taking the brunt of the loss of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tim Marema is Vice President with the Center for Rural Strategies. In general, Marema tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper there are more soldiers from urban areas than from rural areas. But he also says the statistics deserve a closer look...

Posted by mpowell7 at May 21, 2007 05:35 AM | Links to this post
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