In Memoriam William C. Pressley Lake Wylie, SC 5 May 2013 Ronald A. Phillips Clyde, NC 6 May 2013 Tremaine Ray Johnson Tarboro, NC 27 May 2013 Jason G. Jester HHC 113th SUS BDE 29 May 2013 James R. “Pete” Peterson Raleigh, NC June 2013 Charles A. Young Det 11 NCARNG RRB Ellenboro, NC 10 June 2013 James Prince Son of Levi Bellamy Supply, NC 11 June 2013 Ernest Keith Nelon Old Fort, NC 13 June 2013 Roy B. Asbell Elm City, NC 13 June 2013 Deborah L. Ward Spouse of Michael L. Ward Rogersville, TN 14 June 2013 Donald M. Barnes Kenly, NC 16 June 2013 Daryl B. Green Durham, NC 16 June 2013 Angela Hart Spouse of David Hart Morganton NC 18 June 2013 David M. Chu Co A 1-130th ARB Franklinton, NC 22 June 2013
Serving Women Who Have Served Our Country have played key V Women roles in military service E since our nation’s inception, helping with personnel T from shortages at home, to tending E to battlefield wounded, to side by side in combat. R serving As of September 2012, the A Department of Veteran Affairs that there are over N reports 2,248,579 female Veterans in
the US and over 87,840 Veteran women live in North Carolina. Vet Centers understand that many Veteran women face distinct challenges throughout their service and can be confronted with difficulties transitioning. We recognize that each Veteran is unique and our staff strives to meet each Veteran’s needs. Many Vet Center counselors are Veterans themselves. We understand and appreciate Veterans’ war experiences while assisting them and their family members toward a successful post-war adjustment in or near their community. The women and men who staff Vet Centers pride themselves on experience, education, cultural awareness and sensitivity. Vet Centers offer a wide range of services to help female Veterans make a successful transition from military to civilian life. Our counselors are knowledgeable about treatments for the aftereffects of trauma, both combat and military sexual trauma (MST). We offer individual counseling, workshops, groups and evidence based treatments for PTSD. At the Raleigh Vet Center we also offer a group specifically designed for Veteran women; the Veteran Women’s Support and Processing Group. This group helps women address interpersonal issues related to readjustment. Veteran women can discuss issues such as loss, hurt, anxiety, depression, family concerns, health issues as well as issues that pertain directly to PTSD, combat and MST. This group is lead and attended by Veteran women, and is open to all females who meet eligibility. If you or someone you know would like more information on the Vet Center Program, please contact us.
By Gillian Holt, NCC, LPCA, Readjustment Counselor, Veteran
Vet Centers offer readjustment counseling to Combat Veterans, MST Veterans, and their families. Raleigh Vet Center 1649 Old Louisburg Road Raleigh, N.C. 27603 (919) 856-4616 www.vetcenter.va.gov All our services are free of charge; thank you for your service to our country.
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