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Veterans

War changes the women and men who fight it, and coming home from war challenges veterans, their families and their communities.

Dart Resources

  • Exemplary Journalism

    A Family Deployment

    By Ambar Espinoza

    Soldiers don't go into a war zone alone: their families share the experience. A Minnesota Public Radio reporter shares her story and explains the reporting behind it.

  • How to Report on Deployment

    By Liisa Hyvarinen Temple

    Thanks to Skype, mobile phones and email, it's easy to interview soldiers in the field and track families at home. A journalist and military spouse sheds light on how to do it.

  • Soldiers Return: The Untold Story

    By Arlene Notoro Morgan

    As soldiers come home from Iraq and Afghanistan, communities are coming to grips with their issues and needs. Here's a list of stories that need telling.

  • Speech

    Women at War

    By Kayla Williams

    Journalists have a lot to learn about the roles women service members play under fire and what they need when they return home.

  • Announcement

    Workshop on Veterans

    A call for applications for a three-day workshop on the practical challenges of covering veterans and their communities Jan. 7 to Jan. 9, 2010.

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Outside Resources

  • The Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition

    National Center for PTSD

    The Iraq War Clinician Guide was developed by members of the National Center for PTSD and the Department of Defense. It was developed specifically for clinicians and addresses the unique needs of veterans of the Iraq war.

  • The Unseen Cost of War: American Minds

    Seatle Post-Intelligencer

    A story about combat-related psychological injury by M.L. Lyke of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. See the subheading, "GETTING HELP," near the bottom of the story, for an example of a sidebar with contact information for veterans' resources.

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