When Johnny Comes Marching Home: Caring for Veterans




Zócalo Public Square  (Audio) show

Summary: Tens of thousands of American soldiers have suffered injuries in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, including traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, and mental health problems. Zócalo hosts a panel of medical and military experts -- including Jennifer Sinclair, sister of an Army captain who served in Iraq, Army Major Gen. (Retired) Paul E. Mock, David Webb, chief of environmental and military medicine at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Long Beach, and Los Angeles Timesveterans affairs reporter Jia-Rui Chong -- to discuss how to heal the minds and bodies of returning soldiers.