Documentary: "When Jane & Johnny Come Marching Homeless"

“When Jane & Johnny Come Marching Homeless is one of the most important documentaries being made at this time.” - Ron Kovic
(Vietnam Veteran, Peace Activist, author of Born on the Fourth of July)

War doesn’t end when a soldier returns home, for many it’s just the beginning

This documentary seeks to educate and raise awareness as it explores the myriad of issues soldiers, and their families, have always battled upon returning home from every war. Some of the most pressing and insidious include: PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), also known as “shell shock & battle fatigue”, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) – which often goes undiagnosed only to show up later with greater consequences, military sexual trauma (abuse) among both women and men, drug & alcohol addiction, war flashbacks, intrusive memories, nightmares, paranoia, emotional numbing, hyper-vigilance (being on guard all the time, scanning for signs of danger, having an exaggerated startle response), and unpredictable behavior. All of these issues have resulted in significant rates of joblessness, divorce, spousal abuse, homicide, death from prescription drug cocktails, homelessness, and staggering rates of suicide.

Everyone who returns home from war, especially from combat, are changed forever. Some end up coping better than others, but more return home with undiagosed issues only to surface later. These hidden wounds are never clearly visible on the outside when our soldiers return home-less, a shell of the person they once were. read more>>>