Returning+to+Society

**Free Web Resources**
**Veterans History Project** Produced by the Library of Congress. This site has many multi-media resources and personal narratives.


 * US Census** – Provides government statistics, taken from the census. Searching for ‘homeless’ within census.gov brings government reports such as “Number of Emergency and Transitional Beds in Homeless Assistance Systems Nationwide.” Also includes statistics on number of veterans by gender and race.

Coverage from CNN.
 * Veterans in Focus (CNN)**


 * U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs**


 * [|History of Veterans' Benefits]** A short (4-5 mn) video and transcript of a program produced by Iowa Public Television on the history of the G.I. Bill and of subsequent laws granting benefits to veterans, to facilitate their reintegration into civilian society. The video provides a good sense of the intentions and impact of the 1944 G.I. Bill, as well as perspective on subsequent developments and the relationship between federal and state benefits for veterans. (Note that because this video was produced and posted prior to the most recent legislation, commonly known as the "Post-9/11 G.I. Bill," it does not address the benefits that veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have today.)


 * National Public Radio series on The New Veteran**


 * National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder**

Frontline program.
 * The Soldier's Heart**

These include Iraq Veterans Against the War and Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
 * Anti-War Veterans Groups**

The website for this media outlet is well worth searching on all sorts of themes. For example, there is a recent article on how schools on military bases help **[|children whose parents are deployed.]**. There are also great overviews on topics that provide not only NYT reporting but links to other sources in the [|Times Topics section].
 * [|New York Times]**