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New Books

Invisible Veterans by Kate Hendricks Thomas (Editor); Kyleanne M. Hunter (Editor); Carrie Ann Alford (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781440866425
Publication Date: 2019-07-19
Spotlights the challenges faced by our increasing cadre of military women when their service ends and they become civilians. Combining research with narrative, this book exposes common threads of lived experience and reviews the latest data on military women and their healthy reintegration into civilian society. Female veterans share their stories of seeking to be seen in a culture where they don't quite fit and their struggles to find community and friendship.
Battle Dress - Poems by Karen Skolfield; Anon
ISBN: 9781324003014
Publication Date: 2019
In a poetic voice at once accessible and otherworldly, gutsy and insightful, U.S. Army veteran Karen Skolfield offers a rare glimpse of a female soldier's training and mental conditioning. Through the narratives of a young soldier, her older counterpart, and her fellow soldiers, Skolfield searches for meaning in combat preparation, long-term trauma, and the way war is embedded in our language and psyche.
Thank You for My Service by Mat Best; Nils Parker; Ross Patterson
ISBN: 9781524796495
Publication Date: 2019
In this hilarious and personal memoir, readers ride shotgun alongside former Army Ranger and private military contractor and current social media phenomenon Mat Best, into the action and its aftermath, both abroad and at home.

One Community Now Operation Stand Down
October 16-18, 2020
"This event is open to all homeless and in-need veterans and their immediate family members who desire to get connected to resources that can help them get ahead in life. All services, resources, meals, transportation, and overnight accommodations are provide free of charge and made possible by financial sponsorships and donations from our community. This event helps to break down the barriers that are keeping these heroes on the streets." (Information provided by OCN.)