Vets
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Coming Home
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There are more than 180,000 Iraqi and Afghan War veterans home now! Welcome back, heroes!!! As of July, 2007, 29,000 servicemen and women have been injured in the War.
We offer resources, comfort, assistance to veterans returning
home from the Iraqi and Afghanistan conflict, Vietnam, Korea, and World War II. We are a
clearing house whose goal is to be a support service for vets.
" 'You veterans are the light at the tip of the candle. You burn hot and bright. You understand deeply the nature of suffering.' Thich Nhat Hahn. biography
"He told us that the only way to heal, to transform suffering, is to stand face to face with suffering, to realize the intimate details of suffering, and how life in the present is affected by it. He encouraged us to talk about our experiences, and told us that we deserved to be listened to, to be understood. He said we represented a powerful force for healing in the world."
---At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey From War To Peace by Claude Anshin Thora (2006), p 42.
Our Goals
We
offer you respect, affirmation, resources, empowerment, validation, compassion,
honesty, and honor.
We seek to provide you with excellent, solid, and informed resources, so that you can access the tools you need to transition back to civilian life, to put your military experiences in perspective, and to support you in your journey.
Last Updated 11/01/2007
ŠTim Hayes and Neal Lemery 2006 Disclaimers
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