The author of this commentary offers advice on how personal acts and long-term actions can reduce the strain members of the military can feel in this time of pandemic.
Comprehensive initiatives that address training, mentoring and networking opportunities are among the most effective programs helping veterans transition to a civilian career track, says the author of this commentary.
The Veterans Day event will feature music from veteran groups, intimate storytelling from individual veterans and theatrical performances of scenes from “The Things They Carried,” “All My Sons,” and “Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret.”
Many outgoing service members struggle to find their place in the civilian workforce, and the growing gulf between civilians and the military is a factor.
A playwright backed by the Atlantic Council is looking to bridge the civilian-veteran divide with the premiere of a film-adapted play featuring veterans’ tellings of their experiences in the military.
