Found Links: Combat Trauma, PTSD, and Related Military News (February 16-24)

Content shared on my facebook profile recently:

• Death toll in Afghan war nears 1,000 | Washington Post
  
• Milwaukee VA Hospital Changing To Serve Female Veterans | WISN-ABC [this link will take you to news program clip on YouTube, which doesn't allow embedding]
  
• Army Studies Virtual Reality Therapy for Soldiers With PTSD | iHealthBeat
  
• US Military Utilizes Holistic Healing Methods | BioVeda Wellness
  
• Good vibrations aid mind-controlled steering | New Scientist
  
• Battlefield camaraderie yields long-term dividends for veterans, study find | Science Centric
  
• The mental scars of soldiers | James Denselow, Guardian [UK]
  
• Memory-melting protein is key to fly forgetfulness | New Scientist
  
• Videoconferencing could help vets manage anger | Reuters
  
• University of Michigan Using Buddy System to Help Vets With PTSD | The Epoch Times
  
• Building fit minds under stress | ScienceDaily

N. Ilinois Veterans and Military Families Invited to Unique Benefits, Resources Fair

Head's up, Northern Illinois.

All current and/or former members of the military; military family members; representatives or members of a veterans service organization; service or resource providers of any sort or stripe whose work includes supporting military/veteran clients; student veterans; and interested supporters are invited to attend a special Benefits/Informational Fair next week.

Organized not by the VA or other such entity, but rather by members of the NIU Veterans Club for their fellow area battle buddies, the first such campus gathering is set to offer the typical and atypical.

This weekend, I received a lively update on preparations from club Vice President and key event coordinator, Aaron Stahly.

"It's going to be special," Stahly said. "We're trying to make it a little more fun and useful than the usual benefits fair people are familiar with."

I'm impressed with what they're putting together for the community, which includes outlying areas west of Chicago, greater DeKalb and Rockford, Illinois.