FOX: Tom Tarantino on helping vets readjust after Iraq

On Wednesday, December 14, President Obama marked a symbolic end to the Iraq War at Fort Bragg. IAVA Senior Legislative Associate Tom Tarantino predicted America’s next battle will be on the homefront, where veterans face steep levels of unemployment and high rates of invisible injuries like post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

“As a country, [the homefront is] where our work really begins, to make sure that we have the care and services for these men and women as they come home,” Tarantino said.

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