Through the Woods and Over the Hill Author:Bridget C. Cantrell Throughout the years, my doors have always been open to the veteran community. As most of you know, my dad was a WWII and a Korean conflict veteran. His struggles with trauma compelled me to pursue this area as my life s work. The more I counsel our aging warriors, the more I understand the long term effects of trying to sort out the repercussio... more »ns of past military experiences.Imagine ... you're in the middle of combat, overwhelmed, perhaps overrun and out of ammo, pinned down in an ambush kill zone or caught out in the open by enemy fire ... death is so close. Then, as quick as it began, the fighting abruptly ends. The warriors were prepared to step into an afterlife that never came.Now decades later, these same warriors have survived to become senior citizens still with lingering questions about their experiences and are at the same time being handed new challenges. This book provides a guide to help those warriors find meaning and solutions for a better life in their golden years after living through it all.From the author of "Down Range to Iraq and Back," "Once a Warrior: Wired For Life," and "Souls under Siege" now brings you "Through the Woods and Over the Hill: The Aging of America's Warriors." It is a book that will help us all understand how to plan for and deal with the unique combination of surviving combat and the personal changes that come with growing old.« less