Nun-sense Nun hopes to help soldiers victimized by war

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Soldiers can face a variety of woes - taken home with them - because of what they've seen, done and endured.

Them Bones
Nun hopes to help soldiers victimized by war
By MARVIN READ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
It seems a strange job for a Catholic nun, but a member of the Sisters of Charity is in Pueblo this weekend to find and work with veterans who have been traumatized by their war experiences.

Sister Kateri Koverman hopes to be contacted by veterans or active members of the reserves or National Guard who have served in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Her pilot project is aimed at a relatively small group that also includes those who have been dishonorably discharged and military women.

She'll be in Pueblo from 2 to 6 p.m. today, at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Library. She's be in town Sunday, too, and may be contacted at 513-366-4426, or via e-mail at aboveashes@aol.com.

She will be trying to contact veterans in the Colorado Springs area later this month.

She hopes to provide, through her seven-year-old agency, called Them Bones Veteran Community, couples and group psycho-education as well as therapy "for the common good of veterans, their family units and the civic community."

Additionally, she hopes to submit a grant proposal by March 21 to fund the no-fee outreach program in Pueblo, El Paso and Fremont counties, three areas where, she said, many of those who have served at Fort Carson might live. She is aiming for a start-up grant of $20,000 from a private organization.
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