Veterans Retreat: Vetretreat.com

Bellingham, Washington VFP Chapter 111 member and former National Guard sergeant Ash Woolson, OIF, has created Vetretreat.com, a website dedicated to veterans deployed and returning home, not only to facilitate a reconnection but to emphasize support using YouTube vignettes.

This project was created to connect everyone and anyone to the soldiers returning or involved in war. We want to make a place for civilians to broadcast gracious messages to soldiers, and for the soldiers, this is a place to come from anywhere in the world and watch people thanking them for their service.....Visit the Site for More and to Connect

PTSD: Hoping Their Stories Help!

Pentagon hopes stories help troops with PTSD

During the wars of 5 B.C., the ancient Greeks would perform plays about conflict for audiences of soldiers.

Some dealt with the psychological toll of combat on warriors, long before the coining of the phrase "post-traumatic stress disorder."

This closes the report:

Servicemembers interested in telling their stories as part of the campaign can send an e-mail to:
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