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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 27, 2012

Page

9

Returning home shaped by war the rise of a teacher

Daricis McCann, Murphysboro native and Illinois National Guard veteran, wraps up four Iraq deployment years, plans to teach in Southern Illinois after graduating SIU with English and secondary education. She credits veterans centers and peer groups at SIU with easing reintegration.

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SIU Student Daniel Stice Plans Illinois Conservation Police Career

Daniel Stice a forestry student at Southern Illinois University served deployments to Iraq in 2007-08 and 2009 near the Syrian border. He now works at the SIU Veterans Center helping veterans get benefits and plans to graduate next year before pursuing a job with the Illinois Conservation Police. He describes reintegration as a culture shock feeling the world around him is too civilized and normal and notes adapting from wartime habits to civilian life is challenging.

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Waterloo veteran reflects on civilian life after National Guard duty

Erik Brandt, a Waterloo resident and former member of the Illinois National Guard 133rd Signal Battalion, served in Iraq from 2003 to 2004. He describes a stark shift from a highly structured military routine to civilian life, noting reduced concentration and attention span as his National Guard service ended in December.

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