Vietnam veterans help returning Iraq soldiers deal with shocks of war
2008 February 15
January 30, 2008 The Christian Science Monitor
In response to the stigma associated with trauma in the American military–which prevents numerous soldiers who suffer from war-inflicted psychological wounds from reaching out for help–there is a grass-roots movement that is being built across the country by Vietnam veterans to help soldiers returning from Iraq cope with the traumas of war. Read this moving piece about how soldiers from the Vietnam and Iraq wars are finding common ground and establishing deep bonds in response to their mutual experiences of suffering and trauma.
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