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May 27, 2016
A portrait of veterans healing from PTSD
Nearly one in three veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan face post-traumatic stress from their military service, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A veteran and his newborn son, from a scene from the PBS film, Of Men and War. (Photo courtesy of Alice Films.)
A veteran and his newborn son, in a scene from the PBS film, Of Men and War. (Photo courtesy of Alice Films.)
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U.S. military veterans set up 1,892 American flags on the National Mall March 27, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year as part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide."
U.S. military veterans set up 1,892 American flags on the National Mall March 27, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year as part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide."
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Nearly one in three veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan face post-traumatic stress from their military service, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Nearly one in three veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan face post-traumatic stress from their military service, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

And that can have profound effects on their families, friends and community.

But there's a program based in rural California that's helping veterans deal with their experiences and find healing. It's called The Pathway Home.

And it's the focus of a new documentary film, called Of Men and War, airing this weekend on PBS.

"We the civilians don't understand what it is to be exposed to such an amount of violence," said director Laurent Bécue-Renard, who spent more than a decade filming the program. "They [veterans] need some kind of acknowledgement, and they need to be heard with their own words."



The film premieres on PBS Monday May 30, 2016. You can find more info and view excerpts here.