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Darkest Before Dawn: a Wounded Veteran's Transition to Civilian Employment. The article presents a speech entitled "To Care for Him Who Shall Have Borne the Battle," by Scott Owens, former U.S. Infantryman, delivered to the Defense Acquisition University in Chester, Virginia on August 23, 2012, in which Owens discusses his tour of duty, his war wounds, and the AbilityOne Program which helps disabled U.S. veterans to find jobs and resume their lives as civilians.
A Qualitative Description of Female Veterans' Deployment-Related Experiences and Potential Suicide Risk Factors.
Role of Occupation on New-Onset Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Among Deployed Military Personnel. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of military occupation on new-onset post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among U.S. combat veterans recently returned from deployment to Iraq.