Ala. publishes booklet for vets’ stress

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Ala. publishes booklet for vets’ stress
By Phillip Rawls - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Nov 20, 2008 20:44:16 EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will now get a booklet to help them deal with post-war stress and readjusting to family life.

Gov. Bob Riley unveiled the 63-page Reintegration Action Plan at the Capitol on Thursday. The booklet will be given to all returning troops from Alabama.

It includes information to help service members make a successful transition, including explaining problems they might experience and recommending places to get help.

A Pentagon task force last year reported that nearly half of all Army National Guard soldiers who served in Iraq or Afghanistan reported psychological problems when they came home.

Alabama has had more than 13,000 Guard members deployed to support the wars, Riley said.


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