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A Veteran’s Best Friend

By Katie Beecher — 2021

Warrior Canine Connection’s service-dog-training program helps veterans cope with post-deployment challenges.

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The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War

One night in 1967, twenty-six-year-old John Donohue—known as Chick—was out with friends, drinking in a New York City bar. The friends gathered there had lost loved ones in Vietnam. Now they watched as antiwar protesters turned on the troops themselves.

John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy

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From War to Wonder: Recovering Your Personal Myth Through Homer’s Odyssey

From War to Wonder, Dennis Slattery’s new book, not only explicates the beauty and power of the Odyssey, Homer’s twenty-seven-hundred-year-old marvel-filled epic, it also offers a marvelous way to interact with it on a daily basis.

Dennis Patrick Slattery, Edward Tick

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How to Return Home: The Buddha on the Battlefield: Judah Pollack at TEDxRockCreekPark

Working with US Army combat veterans for over three years Judah Pollack discusses his insight that resiliency is a product of communities, of human networks. The culture of the Army is less accepting of traditional therapy. But the culture is built on the power of soldiers supporting each other.

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Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers

Movies like American Sniper and The Hurt Locker hint at the inner scars our soldiers incur during service in a war zone. The moral dimensions of their psychological injuries—guilt, shame, feeling responsible for doing wrong or being wronged—elude conventional treatment.

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Warrior’s Return: Restoring the Soul After War

War touches us all―leaving visible and invisible wounds on the warriors who fight, disrupting their families and communities, and leaving lasting imprints on our national psyche.

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Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life.

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The Journey Home Project

The return from a challenging experience is an important piece of the Hero's Journey, something that every veteran experiences, and one that is often overlooked by society. Healing approaches are needed.

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Veterans Journey Home Final Trailer | Warrior Films | Movie Trailers

The trailer for our long form film to come... featuring John Bateson, Gabriella Lettini, Walt Stewart, Matthew Griffin, a Marine captain, Gene McMahon, Sam Luna, Gloria Luna... and 1.7 million returning U.S. Vets looking for support to transition home.

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Rob Jones: An American Hero’s Journey

Jones who lost both legs is ran 31 marathons in 31 days to raise money for wounded veterans.

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Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America’s Bravest Warriors

Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world’s #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down.

James Patterson, Matt Eversmann

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