Psychological trauma. Personal experience of Mental Health issues. Adjusting to civilian life. Moderated by joe klein. Dr. Galloway mr. Strokes and joe klein. [applause] joe klein good afternoon. This is the second time ive been honored to sit on this and both times the topic was veterans. Time it was veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. Called recent book was charlie mike which means continue the mission. About the veterans of those wars. To spendy interesting time with them as they have over the last four years. To spend time with veterans of my era. The vietnam war. The words were equally silly. Time you guyssier head. They were all volunteers. Ony of them volunteered september 12, 2001. Units andover as quebec as units. Alonenveterans went over and came back alone. Because of the experience of Vietnam Veterans the doctors known all the posttraumatic stress disorders. Its not disorderly to respond to the experience of combat. Having some troubles reintegrating into a society t
Physical and psycho logical trauma that our veterans faced after the war and continue to face today. In the bitter and sometimes hostile reception that they received from their fellow americans. And to guide us in this exploration are three experts. Your panelists. The first is dr. Grace liam galloway. Dr. Galloway has spent over 40 years dedicated to the care and welfare of the underprivileged, veterans, the homeless, and children with food insecurities. From 1967 to 1970, dr. Galloway was a medic at the third Field Hospital in cue chi and vong to you mass units in the republic of vietnam. Today, she is a Nurse Practitioner at the Community Free clinic in concord, New Hampshire north carolina. Mr. Jan scruggs is a decorated veteran of the vietnam war where he served as a corporal in the 199th light Infantry Brigade of the u. S. Army. And he went on to become the founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans memorial fund, the catalyst for the memorial known as the wall on the mall on
Time magazines political columnist, awardwinning journalist and the author of seven books including payback, five marines after vietnam. His weekly time column in the arena covers national and International Affairs and he has won two National Headliner awards for best magazine column. He is also a member on the council of foreign relations. Please help me welcome your panel and your moderator joe kleine. Welcome. [ applause ] good afternoon, everybody. This is the second time that i have been privileged and honored to sit on this stage. Both times the topic was veterans. The last time i was accompanied by three spectacular young veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. And my most recent book is charlie mike which means continue the mission, was about the veterans of those wars. To me it is very interesting to spend time with them as i have. I embedded in iraq and afghanistan with them. And to spend time with veterans of my era of the vietnam war. They have had, hard to say this sinc
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