HAND2HAND CONTACT was founded
in response to the growing psychological impact
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom are having
on US Service Members, and, therefore by definition,
on our entire country.
When Service Members return home from deployment, they are usually
physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually exhausted.
They do not have the energy, strength or interest in repeatedly retelling their stories and answering our questions.
The majority of these men and women come back feeling
they are not the same person who left.
They sometimes find it hard
to fit back into their lives again
.
Click here to listen to Darrell Worley's "I Just Came Back From a War".
H2H hopes to provide relevant, useful, and updated information
in a variety of formats (videos, books, music, photographs, first-hand essays, etc.)
through this website and personal contact,
that will assist in closing the gap
between those who had the war experience
and those who want to understand it.
It is the goal of HAND2HAND CONTACT to participate in
"rebuilding the bridge" that will help bring
our OIF/OEF Service Members
all the way home.
For more information, or to arrange a speaker,
please contact us at info@hand2hand.org
or call Alison Lighthall at 847-942-3802
.