Combating combat stress

Being a neighbor to Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook is home to many who serve our country as Marines.

These men and women are on call to go overseas, fight terrorism and establish peace overseas for months on end. When they return home, they often find that their home life is different or that they are different themselves after being far from home for so long.

For certain Marines and other military personnel, the anxiety of dealing with issues related to war or trying to adjust to civilian life is difficult, if not crippling. The situation grows even worse if the Marine’s family does not understand...