NPR Series: Life After War https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=200142121 Correspondent: Quil Lawrence Editor: Bruce Auster Producer: Marisa Peñaloza <strong> </strong> en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:28:53 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Series: Life After War https://www.npr.org/series/200142121/life-after-war Seeking Mental Health Help Can Be Hard In Military Culture We conclude our series on suicide in the military. One of the biggest obstacles to getting help for suicidal troops may be the macho military culture that stigmatizes any admission of weakness. At Ft. Bliss, in Texas, leaders are trying to change that culture. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2013/06/21/194330390/seeking-mental-health-help-can-be-hard-in-military-culture https://www.npr.org/2013/06/21/194330390/seeking-mental-health-help-can-be-hard-in-military-culture We conclude our series on suicide in the military. One of the biggest obstacles to getting help for suicidal troops may be the macho military culture that stigmatizes any admission of weakness. At Ft. Bliss, in Texas, leaders are trying to change that culture.

]]> At A Texas Base, Battling Army's Top Threat: Suicide Suicide killed more U.S. troops last year than combat in Afghanistan, a trend that's likely to continue this year. The causes and remedies are complicated, but Fort Bliss in Texas has bucked the trend. Suicides have declined there, after implementation of an interactive suicide prevention program. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:08:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2013/06/20/192827902/at-a-texas-base-battling-armys-tragic-top-threat-suicide https://www.npr.org/2013/06/20/192827902/at-a-texas-base-battling-armys-tragic-top-threat-suicide Suicide killed more U.S. troops last year than combat in Afghanistan, a trend that's likely to continue this year. The causes and remedies are complicated, but Fort Bliss in Texas has bucked the trend. Suicides have declined there, after implementation of an interactive suicide prevention program.

]]> Quil Lawrence Off The Battlefield, Military Women Face Risks From Male Troops According to Pentagon research, a quarter of all women who join the military are sexually assaulted during their careers. Many cases go unreported, and some victims say the perpetrator is a superior to whom they would have to report the assault. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:08:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2013/03/20/174756788/off-the-battlefield-military-women-face-risks-from-male-troops https://www.npr.org/2013/03/20/174756788/off-the-battlefield-military-women-face-risks-from-male-troops

According to Pentagon research, a quarter of all women who join the military are sexually assaulted during their careers. Many cases go unreported, and some victims say the perpetrator is a superior to whom they would have to report the assault.

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]]> Quil Lawrence U.S. Families Forced To Adjust To Women Going Off To War Army reservist Jane Grimes took care of combat casualties in Iraq. But she had a second front to deal with back home: her teenage son said he'd never forgive her for leaving him alone. It's different when it's a mother that goes to war. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:53:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2013/03/19/174704238/u-s-families-forced-to-adjust-to-women-going-off-to-war https://www.npr.org/2013/03/19/174704238/u-s-families-forced-to-adjust-to-women-going-off-to-war Army reservist Jane Grimes took care of combat casualties in Iraq. But she had a second front to deal with back home: her teenage son said he'd never forgive her for leaving him alone. It's different when it's a mother that goes to war.

]]> Quil Lawrence Women In Combat, And The Price They Pay For years, the Army has effectively ignored the ban against women in combat, though it's still hard for them to receive full recognition for what they've achieved. "Battle-fatigued female soldiers" is a new and uneasy concept for American society. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:23:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2013/03/18/174444738/women-in-combat-and-the-price-they-pay https://www.npr.org/2013/03/18/174444738/women-in-combat-and-the-price-they-pay

For years, the Army has effectively ignored the ban against women in combat, though it's still hard for them to receive full recognition for what they've achieved. "Battle-fatigued female soldiers" is a new and uneasy concept for American society.

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]]> Quil Lawrence A Wounded Soldier Stands Tall At Reunion With His Platoon U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Jeffries lost both legs in a roadside bombing last October in Afghanistan, and he has been learning to walk on prosthetic legs. But Jeffries was determined to meet his buddies when they returned from duty in January. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:13:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2013/02/19/172388309/a-wounded-soldier-stands-tall-at-reunion-with-his-platoon https://www.npr.org/2013/02/19/172388309/a-wounded-soldier-stands-tall-at-reunion-with-his-platoon

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Jeffries lost both legs in a roadside bombing last October in Afghanistan, and he has been learning to walk on prosthetic legs. But Jeffries was determined to meet his buddies when they returned from duty in January.

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