War in Iraq

When the war continues at home

Minnesota National Guard members are starting to return home from Iraq after serving nearly two years. Midmorning looks at the challenges some of these veterans will face on the home front as they reintegrate into civilian life.

Guests

• Mark Zdechlik: Reports on the military for MPR News.
• Joan Najbar: Mother of a Minnesota National Guard member currently serving in Iraq, and a licensed therapist with the nonprofit Human Services, Inc.
• Mark Frenzel: Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom program manager at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
• James Gambone: Created the curriculum for Camp Noah's "A Soldier's Coming Home." The program is run by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.

More from MPR

• First Guard troops arrive in Wisconsin
  July 10, 2007

Resources

• Minnesota National Guard
• About James Gambone
• Minneapolis VA Medical Center
• Camp Noah: A Soldier's Coming Home
• National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder