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Post-COVID Reintegration: Learn from the Military

By Keith D. Renshaw — 2021

We can learn a lot from military families about going back to “normal” life.

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Veterans Day: How Crosses and Mementos Help These Marines Remember Fallen Comrades

Many members of the public don’t have a clear understanding of what service means to people in the military. How do they honor their own? What kind of spaces and activities help them reflect and remember – beyond one day a year?

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Katrina Finkelstein, Derek H. Alderman
2021
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The 66 Religious Symbols the VA Will Put on Tombstones

The VA will provide a headstone for any eligible veteran, even if they’re already in an unmarked grave, in any cemetery around the world.

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Blake Stilwell
2021
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Military Chaplain: Spiritual Care Helps Veterans Reconnect with Home and Family

The chaplain’s calling remains even after our service members return to civilian life, where community can be challenging for veterans to find.

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David Goldstrom
2019
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Serving the Country in Multiple Ways: Veterans Reflecting on the Journey from Military Service to Public Service

Chris Díaz, Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Liaison at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a U.S. Navy veteran himself, spoke with four appointees about their motivations to serve in the U.S.

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Chris Díaz
2021
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Louisiana Guard’s Funeral Honors Team serves higher calling

Soldiers in the Louisiana Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors (MFH) Team answer an even higher call to serve their country by spending countless hours training to ensure they perfectly render Soldiers’ last military honors after they pass away.

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Garrett Dipuma
2021
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How this Psychologist Treats Soldiers Who Can’t Let Go of What They Did at War

Dr. Resick spoke to me about how CPT is used to help veterans heal from moral injury. Her message was that it is possible to heal from moral injury, but that doing so requires a shift in the way patients think about war, morality, and themselves.

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Amanda Taub
2015
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Former Therapist: VA Is Hurting Mental Health Care for Combat Veterans at Its Vet Centers

A former VA therapist says productivity pressure on counselors who treat veterans for mental health issues like PTSD is hurting the quality of care.

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Courtney Kube and Rich Gardella
2019
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Solving the Mystery of Military Mental Health: A Call to Action

The iconic scene when George C. Scott slaps the soldier with PTSD in Patton and calls him a “yellow-bellied coward” mirrors the historic and continued ambivalence of the military toward the psychological wounds of war.

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Jeffrey A. Lieberman
2018
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How the Pandemic Demonstrates Veterans’ Resiliency

Veterans’ military service can leave them with unique challenges that are unsurprisingly exacerbated by the stress of the pandemic, but many also gain unique strengths that others can learn from right now, says Tess Banko, a Marine Corps veteran and executive director of the UCLA/VA Veteran...

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Alison Hewitt
2020
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How to Create Community After Your Military Service Is Over

No matter where you move after the military, even if you’re returning to where you grew up, it takes time and effort to find your sense of belonging. Your civilian job likely won’t provide that as easily as the military did—or at all.

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Nina Semczuk
2018
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