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A monthly magazine whose mission "is to simplify the military transition experience using education and employment tools and resources to guide you to a successful career."

A monthly magazine that is "dedicated to providing the spouses of our country’s military service members with outstanding resources that are tailored to their unique lifestyle."

Reveals the origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the story of its 21 year old creator, a Yale architecture student. Lin's plan was selected from over 1,000 different designs. And what began as one of the country's most bitterly disputed monuments became one of the world's most inspirational and frequently visited memorials.

Today, more military members are lost to suicide than on the battlefield. After serving their country overseas, many veterans in their darkest moments turn to the unique services of the Veterans Crisis Line to help with traumas like post-traumatic stress, depression, homelessness and drug dependence. The 40-minute documentary is an intimate look at the vital work of several responders who provide life-saving intervention and desperately needed referrals through the 24-hour Veterans Crisis Line, a service of the US Veterans Administration.

"'TattooedUnderFire' is a unique, intimate, character-driven portrait of Iraq-bound and returning US soldiers as they go under the tattoo needle, sharing their secrets and confessing their fears...." Film website

Every Sunday over 1,500 white crosses are erected on the beaches throughout California in remembrance of soldiers that have died during the war in Iraq. This film contains 104 interviews with soldiers, Marines, families, and friends of the victims.

A documentary filmed at an Army hospital which records actual treatment of World War II veterans suffering from neuropsychiatric conditions, commonly referred to as "shell shock" and "battle fatigue," as a result of their battle experiences.

This film captures the horror of battle-- and the disillusionment of a soldier who thought war meant glory and discovers it also means both pain and fear.

A war veteran paralyzed in combat returns home and finds he will never walk again, bitterly refusing to see his fiancé. She must force him to confront reality and break his physical and emotional confinement. When feeling starts to return to his legs, it could be his last hope, or final downfall.