Regional and National News
Families Bear Brunt of Deployment Strains
WAUTOMA, Wis. — Life changed for Shawn Eisch with a phone call last January. His youngest brother, Brian, a soldier and single father, had just received orders to deploy from Fort Drum, N.Y., to Afghanistan and was mulling who might take his two boys for a year. Shawn volunteered.
New York Times, Dec. 30, 2010
Iraq war winds down, but costs soar
The total budgetary costs will easily exceed half a trillion dollars over the next 50 years. Even this huge number doesn't include the economic costs that are borne by veterans and their families - costs that the government doesn't pay but are still very real. These include the cost to parents or spouses who are obliged to give up paid employment in order to become caregivers, and the self-employed National Guard members and reservists who have lost their jobs while serving overseas.
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 15, 2010
Lt. Brian Brennan was severely wounded in Iraq and faced unbeatable odds but, as David Martin reports, he made a remarkable recovery with a little help from a special Cherokee word.
CBS, May 7, 2009
Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles
Although most returning veterans adjust to civilian life, a few are so traumatized that they spiral out of control. Homicide is the most extreme result.
New York Times, Jan. 13, 2008
How one town aids returning soldiers
The people of Warroad, Minn., go to unusual lengths to help returning veterans readjust to civilian life.
Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 3, 2008
Effort Builds to Help 'Forgotten' Troops with PTSD
Recent efforts to improve care for post-traumatic stress disorder won't help a large group of wounded vets who "flipped out" or misbehaved in some way and have already been forgotten.
National Public Radio, Dec. 20, 2007
A flood of stressed vets is expected
With post-traumatic stress disorder and the number of brain-injured vets both on the rise, more vets are likely to end up homeless.
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 9, 2007
The Plight of American Veterans
Veterans and their families bear the burden of today’s war, while the public has not been asked to make any sacrifice. (Opinion)
New York Times, Nov. 12, 2007
The Other Wounded
Not only soldiers but their spouses, children and parents struggle with the aftereffects of war.
Washington Post, Nov. 6, 2007