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The hallmarks of America's War on Terror have been repeated long deployments and a high percentage of troops returning with psychological problems. Family members of combat veterans are at a higher risk of potentially lethal domestic violence than almost any other demographic; it's estimated that one in four children of active-duty service members have symptoms of depression; and nearly one million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan require increased care due to physical or psychological trauma. But, despite these staggering trends, civilian America has not been mobilized to take care of the families left behind; the American Homefront, which traditionally has been rallied to support the nation's war efforts, has disappeared.In Homefront 911 Stacy Bannerman, a nationally-recognized advocate for military families, provides an insider's view of how more than a decade of war has contributed to the emerging crisis we are experiencing in today's military and veteran families as they battle with overwhelmed VA offices, a public they feel doesn't understand their sacrifices, and a nation that still isn't fully prepared to help those who have given so much.
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Stacy Bannerman began writing while growing up in North Dakota. Her work has been featured in Salon, the San Francisco Chronicle and The Daily Beast. The Library Journal starred review of her groundbreaking second book, Homefront 911, stated, "Building on Bannerman's Homefront 911, a performance piece that was presented at the U.S. Capitol, this account courageously discusses 'what was really going on behind closed doors, when the Welcome Home ceremony was over, and the Yellow Ribbons were back in the box.'" Bannerman lives in southern Oregon, where she is working on her third book and an MFA in Nonfiction Writing.
