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The Land We Defend

2015

The Land We Defend: A story of seven military veterans, strangers before connecting in the wilderness. Learn more about Sierra Club’s work with Military Outdoors.

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Wheels Down: Adjusting to Life After Deployment

As a military service member, you're looking forward to life after deployment and being back home among family and friends. But adjusting to "normal" life again can bring its own challenges. You're not the same person you were when you left on deployment.

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Bret A. Moore, Carrie H. Kennedy
2010
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Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior: Navigating the Transition from Combat to Home—Including Combat Stress, PTSD, and mTBI

Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, than the time spent serving in a combat zone. It’s with this truth that Colonel Charles W.

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Charles Hoge
2010
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Returning Vets Face ‘Warring Identities’ Distress

A paper co-authored by R.

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Brown University
2014
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Beyond the Military: A Leader’s Handbook for Warrior Reintegration

After years of dedicated service, leaving might be the hardest mission for any military leader. If you’re standing at the threshold of transition, fear and uncertainty are unspoken obstacles that can erode your confidence and excitement for what comes next.

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Jason Roncoroni, Shauna Springer
2025
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Resolving the Identity Crisis When Leaving the Military

For the first time in my life, I had to figure out who I was, I had to find my why, and I had to determine what I truly wanted for my life.

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Jason Roncoroni
2019
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Lonely Men on Campus: Student Veterans Struggle to Fit In

After months or years in far-off war zones, former soldiers are facing a new kind of isolation at college.

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Alex Horton
2012
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Veterans Combat Feelings of Isolation with Flag-Carrying Relay through Nine States

Every year, more than 250,000 Americans transition from active duty to civilian life. Sometimes, that comes with feelings of isolation and loneliness.

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Janet Shamlian
2021
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The Unexpected Loneliness of Combat Vets and POWs with PTSD

The loneliness of returning home after trauma

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Guy Winch
2014
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The Role of Education Benefits in Supporting Veterans as They Transition to Civilian Life

Every year, close to 200,000 active-duty service members leave the military and join the community of American veterans. A key component of the compensation and benefits that these veterans receive is funding for post-service education, including through the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

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Jennie W. Wenger, Jason M. Ward
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Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors (Updated Edition)

An official, up-to-date government manual that covers everything from VA life insurance to survivor benefits. Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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The US Department of Veterans Affairs
2020
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