Nearly 1.9 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. Many service members and veterans face serious challenges in readjusting to normal life after returning home. This initial book presents findings on the most critical challenges, and lays out the blueprint for the second phase of the study to determine how best to meet the needs of returning troops and their families.
1 Front Matter; 2 SUMMARY; 3 1 INTRODUCTION; 4 2 OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: DEMOGRAPHICS AND IMPACT; 5 3 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FROM PREVIOUS CONFLICTS; 6 4 PRELIMINARY FINDINGS; 7 5 THE CURRENT RESPONSE; 8 6 FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PHASE 2; 9 APPENDIX A: LEGISLATION; 10 APPENDIX B: TOWN HALL MEETINGS
