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For some veterans, trauma goes beyond the battlefield
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Oct 22, 2011
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For some veterans, trauma goes beyond the battlefield
For veterans returning home, it's hard enough to live with what took place on the battlefield. But what about what happens at the bases? KPCC's Frank Stoltze hosted a panel inside our own Crawford Family Forum to examine those exact same questions and many more issues that veterans face.
KPCC's Frank Stoltze taking a question from an attendee during Coming Home: Life For Veterans in the Southland.
KPCC's Frank Stoltze taking a question from an attendee during Coming Home: Life For Veterans in the Southland.
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For veterans returning home, it's hard enough to live with what took place on the battlefield. But what about what happens at the bases? KPCC's Frank Stoltze hosted a panel inside our own Crawford Family Forum to examine those exact same questions and many more issues that veterans face.

For veterans returning home, it's hard enough to live with what took place on the battlefield. But what about what happens at the bases? KPCC's Frank Stoltze hosted a panel inside our own Crawford Family Forum to examine those exact same questions and many more issues that veterans face.

Military Sexual Trauma, or MST affects a significant amount of soldiers at home and abroad: it can include anything from harassment to rape.