History repeating

“In 2002, filmmaker Dan Lohaus set off across the country to document the lives of homeless Vietnam veterans and to listen to their stories. They spoke about returning from combat in Vietnam with overwhelming feelings of guilt and rage, about their nightmares and flashbacks, and about how difficult it was to simply readjust to a 'normal' life in America.

[N]early every homeless Vietnam veteran raised concerns about the new generation of soldiers returning from combat in Iraq.

When, in late 2004, Lohaus found Iraq War veteran Herold Noel suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living in his car in Brooklyn, When I Came Home became a film about history repeating itself.”



This documentary standout debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival almost one year ago. Since then, President Bush has committed more troops to Iraq, and 1.6 million new veterans have returned home.

One organization, the IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America), is dedicated to ensuring that policies are put in place that will provide for both troops and veterans. A huge part of their mission is connecting the average citizen with servicemen and women. In doing so they hope that "an America living life uninterrupted" will wake up to what's going on in Iraq.

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Trigger: IAVA promotional video
Site: http://www.iava.org/
Quote: “It doesn’t matter if you’re pro-war or against the war or still trying to sort it out. Everybody in America has a moral obligation to take care of the people who served.”