Seminar instructs on helping heal lives of troops, their families
By JAKE LOWARY • The Leaf-Chronicle • January 10, 2010
Fort Campbell will begin a mass exodus of soldiers in the coming days, beginning another tumultuous year for not only them, but the families left behind.
The installation and its soldiers have become well-versed at serving in combat, but also have seen the side effects of many months in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"As a result, they (the soldiers and families at Fort Campbell) have experienced pain and trauma," said retired Maj. Gen. Bob Dees, the former commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team and now the executive director of Campus Crusade for Christ Military Ministry.
Dees helped lead one of the biggest seminars Saturday at First Baptist Church, designed to help the soldiers and families through not only the next 12 to 18 months, but also the families left at home wondering about their loved ones.
"Church can provide compassion, comfort and understanding," said Stephen Dorner, who along with his wife Karen was one of three couples who provided first-hand tales of fighting through combat trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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