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Cause: Our Troops

  • Active Troops
    Active Troops

    Active Troops

    Soldiers are living on about 900 military bases abroad.
  • Military Discrimination
    Military Discrimination

    Military Discrimination

    27% of African American and Hispanic officers experience discrimination.
  • Military Families
    Military Families

    Military Families

    Over half of troops have spouses and children.
  • PTSD
    PTSD

    PTSD

    11 to 20 percent of Iraq or Afghanistan veterans experience PTSD.
  • Veteran Homelessness
    Veteran Homelessness

    Veteran Homelessness

    1 in 5 American homeless people are veterans.
  • Veteran Unemployment
    Veteran Unemployment

    Veteran Unemployment

    27% of veterans 20-24 years old are unemployed.

PTSD

11 to 20 percent of Iraq or Afghanistan veterans experience PTSD.

Act Now

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Action Tips: Organize a Collection Drive for Items to Go into Service Members' Backpacks
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How To: Capture a Veteran's Story
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Action Tips: Join the Wounded TLC Team and Write a Wounded Soldier Weekly
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Action Tips: Write or Start a Petition
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Resources

  • soldier in American Flag Terms About Mental Health of Troops
  • Soldiers 11 Facts About the Mental Health of Our Troops
  • Stressed veteran 3 Things to Know About PTSD
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