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The War
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Iraq: Interview with 2 U.S. Iraq War Veterans - June
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Background “[…] Army studies have found that up to 30 percent of soldiers coming
home from Iraq suffer from depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress
disorder. Dougherty [, the director of homeless programs for the federal
Department of Veterans Affairs,] and other specialists who work with homeless
veterans say the pattern of homelessness has changed. The approximately
70,000 veterans of the war in Vietnam who became homeless usually spent
between five and 10 years trying to readjust to civilian life before winding
up in the streets, he said. Veterans of today's wars who become homeless end
up with no place to live within 18 months after they return from war,
according to Dougherty. […]” Excerpt from a “Boston
Globe” article
from August 7th, 2007. |
Two Iraq war veterans at the Henry Rollins Show |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .flv |
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Screenshots & Background Picture |
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Jason Lemieux |
Paul Rieckhoff |
Homeless veteran in shelter |
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Video Credits The Video 1) The video is an excerpt of the original television interview, which
was aired on the “Henry Rollins Show” of the “Independent Film Channel” (IFC)
on June 15th, 2007. The excerpt was originally posted on youtube
on June 16th, 2007 (external link).
Information about the program can be found on the website of the Henry
Rollins Show (external link). Screenshots & Background
Picture 1) Iraq war veteran Jason
Lemieux during the interview at the Henry Rollins Show. - June 15th,
2007 - Independent Film Channel (IFC); 2) Iraq war veteran
Paul Rieckhoff during the interview at the Henry Rollins Show. Paul Rieckhoff
is the executive director and founder of “Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of
America” (IAVA) - June 15th, 2007 - Independent Film Channel
(IFC); 3) A homeless veteran lies on a bed at New Directions, a private
nonprofit residential and substance-abuse program for homeless veterans in
Los Angeles - released February 24th, 2007 - Charles Ommanney/Getty
Images for Newsweek; |
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