News From the Cause
Soldiers reconnect with spouses after war: (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATEMAN)
May 19, 2009
As the war in Iraq stretches into its seventh year and the conflict in Afghanistan expands, increasing numbers of returning servicemen and women face the challenge of holding together marriages ravaged by years of distance and the anxiety of combat. As many as 300,000 soldiers are returning with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, suffering flashbacks and nightmares that can shatter close relationships, according to a 2008 Rand Corp. study. Many more return feeling a generalized disconnection from loved ones that can turn soldiers into strangers in their own home. [click here to view] (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6426986.html)
