The Fight for Freedom to PTSD and the returning Veterans
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any
hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” J.F.K.
Presented by Carla Maddox Harris County VET Center
WHEN: April 7, 2012 10:30 a.m.- 12 p.m.
WHERE: Rm. 119 May Hall
Sponsored by Human Sciences Graduated Program, Veterans Services and Kappa Omicron Nu
Point of Contact: Dr. Briggs [email protected] and VSC Johanna Cannedy [email protected]
PTSD never goes away but you learn how to cope and how not to let it defeat you.
For female soldiers, the last battle is within whether it’s sexual harassment or sexual trauma.
"I used to be really ashamed of what happened to me," U.S. Air Force veteran Alex Crichlow says. Alex was the
only woman among 26 men in her division and repeatedly suffered sexual trauma. It was about 30 years ago
when this happened but the effects are everlasting. "It completely derailed my life," she says. "I gained 71 pounds,
developed diabetes, and suffered from severe clinical depression.”
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