Navy letter: Eight sailors attempted suicide during USS Abraham Lincoln deployment
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand that eight sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during the group's extended deployment tied to operations related to the Iran conflict.
Eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during the group’s lengthy deployment supporting military operations linked to the conflict with Iran, according to a letter from Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao. The information was provided to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand after she asked questions about the well-being of sailors serving aboard the carrier and its supporting ships, military.com reported.