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“With
malice toward none, with charity for all,
with firmness in the
right as God gives us to see the right,
let us strive on to
finish the work we are in,
to bind up the nation’s
wounds,
to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and
his orphan,
to do all which may
achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace
among ourselves and
with all nations.”
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Abraham Lincoln, second inaugural address, March 4, 1865
Reunions may be more stressful than separation. People grow and change,
and unshared experiences cast a shadow upon those reunited. The reunion
of a solder returning to "normal" society from the war zone provides one
of the most dramatic examples of the stresses of reunion. The successful
reintegration of our soldiers back into the lives they left demands the
understanding and compassion of the entire community.
This presentation provides a practical guide for reintegrating our
veterans returning from the war. The presentation was led by Carolyn
Fick,
OEF /
OIF
Rural Outreach Care Coordinator, Minneapolis VA medical Center.
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