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Veterans Coming Home

Growing New Roots: Vet Finds Recovery at St. Joes

Dealing with PTSD and addiction, one soldier describes how he found new life after combat.

Aired 08/30/2016 | Rating NR

Veterans Coming Home

Growing New Roots: Vet Finds Recovery at St. Joes

Special | 6m 29s

Dealing with PTSD and addiction, one soldier describes how he found new life after combat.

From battlegrounds to tilling ground one soldier describes how he found new meaning after combat. Dealing with PTSD and addiction is a challenge that can't be overcome alone. At St. Joe's in Saranac Lake, NY Vets undergo a six to nine month recovery program that helps them remold themselves and their lives. This program is proudly featured as part of the PBS Stories of Service Wavelength Series.

Aired 08/30/2016 | Rating NR

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Veterans Coming Home is a local public television program presented by Mountain Lake PBS

#VetsComingHome on Mountain Lake PBS is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the Cloudsplitter Foundation and Twinstate Technologies.

Veterans Coming Home

Growing New Roots: Vet Finds Recovery at St. Joes

Special | 6m 29s

From battlegrounds to tilling ground one soldier describes how he found new meaning after combat. Dealing with PTSD and addiction is a challenge that can't be overcome alone. At St. Joe's in Saranac Lake, NY Vets undergo a six to nine month recovery program that helps them remold themselves and their lives. This program is proudly featured as part of the PBS Stories of Service Wavelength Series.

Aired 08/30/2016 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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Veterans Coming Home is a local public television program presented by Mountain Lake PBS

#VetsComingHome on Mountain Lake PBS is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the Cloudsplitter Foundation and Twinstate Technologies.

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