We've been finding Elves and reindeer, making crafts, winning prizes, and enjoying some cocoa on these cold days. Wishing you all the best as we finish the semester with laughter and companionship!
Remember the veterans in your life on this national day honoring those who have served this country.
Finding Your Place: The demonstrable problem facing most military with combat experience is managing post service emotional, mental, and physical readjustments. Today there is acceptance and understanding for the military people who need that help. So many organizations like Operation Homefront, Tunnels to Towers, The National Center for PTSD, and many more, are ready to step up and lend a hand. Finding your place begins with the individual. It may be easier said than done, but the fact remains that it must be started, because without a start the fall to failure is too great.
Moral Injury in U.S. Combat Veterans: Moral injury, or persistent effects of perpetrating or witnessing acts that violate one's moral code, may contribute to mental health problems following military service. The pervasiveness of potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) among U.S. combat veterans, and what factors are associated with PMIEs are studied.
Partners of Military Veterans and Their Pet Dogs: Partners of military veterans with mental health challenges may experience more stress than their civilian counterparts due to unique stressors. Research suggests that pets provide social support to various populations. This qualitative study explored the impact of the human-animal bond in pet-owning partners, including the human-animal bond as a social support mechanism to potentially improve mental health and well-being of veteran partners and their families.
The Boss Continues His Battle for Veterans: American singer Bruce Springsteen maintains a historic and present support of American veterans. Influenced by his father's struggles with depression and paranoia after serving in World War II, Springsteen used LSD to stop his own draft into Vietnam, only to watch his friend group be devastated. In writing "Born in the USA," he hoped to condemn the U.S. government's treatment of war veterans.
Seeking to Preserve Veterans' Stories of Service and Sacrifice: Whether it's pride, pain, inspiration, nostalgia or a combination of sentiments, any time veterans tell their stories, there's a good chance they'll evoke strong emotions from both the tellers and their audiences. The Veterans History Project is a national effort to collect, preserve and make accessible the first-hand remembrances of U.S. military veterans from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacetime missions so future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service.
Robyn Williams
Finding Your Place
Partners of Military Veterans and Their Pet Dogs
The Boss Continues His Battle for Veterans
e veterans tell their stories, there's a good chance they'll evoke strong emotions from both the tellers and their audiences. The Veterans History Project is a national effort to collect, preserve and make accessible the first-hand remembrances of U.S. military veterans from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacetime missions so future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service.
