men, have committed suicide. it's a tragic problem. leon panetta has said it's the most vexing problem he has as secretary of defense. it's a problem for all americans because it affects communities, it affects families, and we need to get to the bottom of it. it's not clear how to do so. the statistics show it happens to men and women, not all of whom have been in combat, that's the first instinctive reaction we have, these men who risked their lives for us in iraq and afghanistan, but when you look at all the numbers together, more than half are people who have not been in combat. >> well, rick, what is -- what does your reporting show? what is "time's" takeaway cause for this terrible epidemic? >> the causes are harder to figure out than in some ways how to relieve it. the military has a certain culpability itself, it spends