Nov 11 Watch Photographer captures how veterans experience the collision of war and the civilian world By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Are veterans’ skills under-employed in the workplace? By PBS News Hour A new book, "For Love of Country," argues that Americans are not truly honoring the newest generation of veterans for their contributions to post-combat life. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to co-authors Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks,… Continue watching
Nov 11 Photographer captures portraits of vets and things they carried home from war By WTVS, Detroit Public Television Jennifer Karady is a photographer who works with veterans to create what she calls "staged narrative photographs" about the psychological effects of war. Watch a Detroit Public Television report. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Capturing the difficulties of returning to civilian life By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch In ‘Invisible Front,’ military family’s losses propel battle against mental health stigma By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Uncovering secret chemical weapon victims of the Iraq war By PBS News Hour During the Iraq war, American soldiers were unknowingly exposed to old chemical weapons long abandoned by Saddam Hussein’s regime. The story of the troops who were injured trying dismantle the contaminated weapons has been kept secret until now. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
May 26 Internet program helps veterans reconnect with civilian life By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy After months or years on the battlefield, soldiers can feel isolated as they cope with PTSD and trauma in day-to-day civilian life. At VetsPrevail soldiers can get online and chat with other veterans about how they're adjusting, and help them… Continue reading
May 08 Calm, cuddly ‘co-therapist’ pooch helps soldiers deal with mental health issues By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press For 82nd Airborne psychiatrist Maj. Christine Rumayor, Lexy -- a 5-year-old German shepherd -- is a partner, a conversation starter and a living, breathing medical tool that can calm a patient and make a therapy appointment a little more enjoyable. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 12:31 Piecing together factors that may have led to the Fort Hood mass shooting By PBS News Hour Army officials shed new light on the suspected gunman believed to have perpetrated the second mass shooting at Fort Hood in five years. Three people were killed and 16 wounded before Ivan Lopez, an Iraq veteran, killed himself. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 9:13 Majority of veterans say they would join military again, despite scars of war By PBS News Hour Continue watching