Nadia McCaffrey Talks About Foundation Dedicated to Veterans

Nadia has been a hero for veterans for a long time now. I don't know how she does it. If you are on Facebook, you know she never stops. If CNN is looking for one more Hero to honor, she's it!

Nadia McCaffrey Talks About Foundation Dedicated to Veterans
January 20, 2012

CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) -
A mother who lost her son to the war in Iraq is now dedicating her life to helping all veterans who are returning back to civilian life, specifically those who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Nadia McCaffrey has been interviewed by the likes of Larry King and Good Morning America because of her mission. Friday, she was in Corpus Christi to be recognized by the Peace Tree Project of South Texas.

Her mission is to help those who are returning from war, to give them therapy. The Gold Star mother even invites veterans to stay at her home, a place where they can readjust to life and get the counseling they need.

"I cook for them, I take care of them until they feel confident enough, counseling benefits, go to school when they are ready," says McCaffrey.

Nadia began a foundation in 2006 named after her son Patrick McCaffrey and since then has had 27 veterans, men and women stay at her home. McCaffrey's son Patrick was killed in Iraq.

Since then she's been all over the country to speak about her him, but she also started to get calls from his unit and started to realize they were in trouble coming home. Many, she says suffer from trauma they experienced overseas, and PTSD.

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