While this Congressional wife's personal efforts with returning veterans may not rise to the level of an official governmental response on the topic of healing combat trauma, it's heartwarming to see how one individual's efforts can still go far to make a difference. Read more about this here, as long as the link stays active.
(Beverly Young, the wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young of Indian Shores, Florida, breaks stereotypes aplenty and warmly encourages the returning wounded at hospitals in the Washington, D.C. area, while her husband (who often accompanies her on these trips), does Congressional business.)
This story is almost as cute as the one the Christian Science Monitor had recently about the crowd of geriatric Mainers who welcome returning vets with as much warmth as they can muster. It's really pretty adorable. Kinda makes you want to get up in the middle of the night and go greet a plane. Read about it here, so long as the link lasts.
