Veterans mustered resources to swiftly bring home stranded Afghan allies and are working together to do the same for deported U.S. veterans.
PTSD
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Taking Unresponsive Leadership To Task as a Black Woman Army Officer
During her military career, she felt alone. As a Black woman. An officer. As a survivor of sexual assaults. Alone to battle mental illness.
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“I Screamed Into My Radio to Ignore the Order”—Pardoned Soldier’s Comrade Still Lives With Guilt of Murdered Civilians
When Clint Lorance ordered his men to kill innocent civilians in Afghanistan, the soldiers came home and struggled to assuage their feelings of guilt.
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‘Time Heals Old Wounds. So Does a Bottle of Rum’
A father reconnects with his ex-wife during their son’s graduation from Army basic training. “I told her she was a good mother.”
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The Unknown Legacy of Military Mental Health Programs
After 9/11, the U.S. military created hundreds of mental health programs, and many did not closely track spending or record their outcomes.
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“He Tried to Kill Me in His Sleep”—a Military Spouse Learns How Gridlock Gets You Killed
As traffic slowed to a stop and the color drained from his face, Liesel Kershul began to see that Tom had changed. Then he tried to kill her in his sleep.
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Cooking Quieted Her Mind and Helped Rachael Harris Find Peace After Military Service
When she joined the Navy, Rachael Harris brought her grandfather’s recipe for sour cream cornbread, but she left active duty lost and confused. Rediscovering her love for food helped her find her way home.
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Learning to Breathe Through the Journey of Addiction and PTSD
Heroin allowed Jenny Pacanowski to escape her PTSD in small doses. To get sober she had to deal with her trauma head-on, or accept that she would die.
