soldiers

Watmon and Ogen Rwot sit next to his mother in the yard of his family's compound.

How Dogs Are Lending A Paw To Uganda's Traumatized War Veterans

10:33am November 29, 2017

by Julian Hattem

In Uganda, dogs are not typically pets and are often feared. But one young man decided to see if therapy dogs might be helpful for traumatized veterans of the civil war.

Military medics, medical corps and technicians from every branch of the military attend courses at the Medical Education and Training Campus in San Antonio.

Lessons From 2 War Zones Make A Difference In Medic Training

6:22pm November 02, 2016

by Wendy Rigby

Nearly every medic in the U.S. military is now trained in San Antonio. Shaped by combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, that training has evolved to improve care and save more lives.

Walt Whitman's letter on behalf of a soldier dated Jan. 21, 1865 was recently discovered.

National

Walt Whitman's Letter For A Dying Soldier To His Wife Discovered

5:00pm March 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

Jackie Budell of the National Archives talks about a newly discovered a letter written by Walt Whitman, who visited hospitals and wrote letters on behalf of injured soldiers during the Civil War.

As an Army chaplain in Iraq, David Peters administered last rites and grieved with survivors. When he came home, he says, he "fell apart emotionally and spiritually."

Religion

An Army Chaplain, First Tested By War, Finds His Faith Renewed

8:25am January 07, 2015

by John Burnett

When David Peters went to Iraq as an Army chaplain, his relationship with God faltered. But after years of feeling adrift, he eventually found that the trauma of war had actually deepened his faith.

Queue Listen Now