Invisible Wounds of War Coming Home from Iraq and Afghanistan

Name: Invisible Wounds of War Coming Home from Iraq and Afghanistan
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ISBN: 9781616145538

ISBN-10: 1616145536

ISBN-13: 9781616145538

Edition: 2012

Authors: Marguerite Guzman Bouvard

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In this emphatic, inside look into the lives of combat veterans, Marguerite Bouvard reveals the lingering impact that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have had on combat personnel.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 7/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 245
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.82" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom


A Volunteer Army


Iraq


Afghanistan


Drawdown in Iraq


Drawdown in Afghanistan


The Media



Homecoming and Parallel Lives


Women Warriors


Family Trauma


Taking Space



Mothers of Servicemen and Servicewomen



Spouses and Children of Servicemen and Servicewomen



The High Rate of Suicides


The Facts


The Suicide of Spouses


People, Not Statistics


Noah Charles Pierce


Jeff Lucey


The Suffering of Families



Healthcare


Women Warriors


Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC


Home Base at the Massachusetts General Hospital


Project Share


Burgeoning Charities


Criminal Behavior



Hidden Grief


Why We Grieve Alone


Minimizing the Losses Servicemen and Servicewomen Experience


Anger and Grief


The Grief of Returning with Mental and Physical Disabilities


Grief of the Parents


Grief of a Spouse


Children of Servicemen and Servicewomen


The Healing Power of Understanding



Bridging the Chasm


Social Reintegration


Writing


Speaking the Unspeakable


Photography


Theater of War


The Soldiers Project


Give an Hour


Always Lost: A Meditation on War


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index