Veterans' journeys home: [life after Afghanistan and Iraq]

Machine generated contents note: 1. War, Those Who Fight It, and Shifting Images of the Warrior

Signature Injuries of War

Today's Soldiers

The Shifting Image of the Warrior

2. Socialization of the Contemporary Soldier

Basic Training and the Proving Ground for Masculinity

Women and Military Training

Conclusion

3. Reluctant Edgework and "Nonstandard" War

Voices from Combat: U.S. Army National Guard, Bravo Company

Voices from Combat: U.S. Army National Guard, Delta Company

Voices from Combat: U.S. Marines

Voices from Combat: "Regular" U.S. Army

The Long Road Home

Losing Faith in the Mission

Edgework and Its Consequences

4. Sister Soldiers: Women and Military Service

Voices from the Not-So-Margins: Afghanistan

Voices from the Not-So-Margins: Iraq

Conclusion

5. Military Masculinity and Combat: The Perfect Storm for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma and the Body

Diagnostic Frames of the Signature Injuries of War

Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD

History of Diagnosis and Stigma

Military Mental Health

PTSD in Context

Military Masculinity, Edgework, and Shame: The Perfect Storm

The Shame-Anger Spiral

Rites of Passage and the Journey Home

6. History of Vets Journey Home

7."Welcome Home"

Houston

Milwaukee

Mt. Airy, Maryland

Shame Release, Self-Forgiveness, and the Journey Home

Giving Back

8. The Power of Ritual and the Importance of Storytelling.