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Outreach Center Helps With the Burdens Soldiers Carrynew

Returning soldiers have deep, long-term issues the Veterans Administration isn't equipped to help them with, says the president of the Veteran's Outreach Center in Rochester, N.Y.
City Newspaper  |  Krestia DeGeorge  |  01-14-2005  |  War

Reservists Reluctant to Seek Mental Health Helpnew

The Iraqi-Afghanistan Combat Care Coordinator at the Louisville VA Medical Center says soldiers returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are reluctant to take advantage of the Veteran Administration’s mental health services for post-traumatic stress. Some fear having documentation that they sought help in VA files.
LEO Weekly  |  Michael L. Jones  |  01-11-2005  |  War

Iraq War's Fallout Could Be Worse Than Vietnamnew

Many within the veterans’ community anticipate a high rate of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among veterans returning from the global war on terror, particularly because as many as 40 percent of the total American force is from the National Guard and Army Reserves.
Columbus Alive  |  J. Caleb Mozzocco  |  12-27-2004  |  War

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