FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact
Bethany Kendrick
Director Public Relations
Labette Community College
(620) 820-1280
LCC
Hosting Guest Speaker, Dr. Lori Holyfield
Labette
Community College (LCC) and the LCC Diversity Council will be hosting guest
speaker, Dr. Lori Holyfield, author of Veteran’s Journey Home: Life After
Afghanistan and Iraq on Monday, April 16th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in
the Thiebaud Theatre. Dr. Holyfield will present the research she conducted for
the book and the event will be followed by a reading and book signing in the
LCC Cardinal Café. The Thiebaud Theatre and Cardinal Café are both located on
LCC’s Main campus in Parsons, 200 S. 14th Street.
Veterans' Journeys Home is a vivid portrayal of military life and
its aftermath for U.S. troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hearing
the voices of those who have experienced combat and trauma, the reader will journey
with women and men from basic training to active duty and the return to
civilian life. Highlighting the challenges our veterans face in today's complex
and changing military culture, the book depicts the sometimes haunting and
visceral memories of returning soldiers, reveals conversations with mental
health providers, and offers an alternative approach to healing the emotional
wounds of war. Sociologist and activist Holyfield lets the voices of combat
tell the story of war. For any reader seeking a deeper understanding of the
special human challenges of the recent wars, her book is valuable to veterans
of all wars, their families, and mental health communities, policymakers, and
any reader invested in seeing that our nation's veterans receive a true welcome
home.
For more information regarding this LCC Diversity event, please
contact Kalynn
Amundson, LCC Professor of Sociology, at (620) 820-1176 or by e-mail at
kalynnh@labette.edu.