Observer Radio Episode 61: Women Veterans Battle PTSD

by Jonathan McNamara Published on Friday, June 6, 2014, at 4:04 CST

Sgt. 1st Class Marty Bellanger yells instructions to his troops following the explosion of a roadside bomb in Logar Province, Afghanistan, in September 2009.

In this episode of Observer Radio, staff writer Patrick Michels tells us about compounding pharmacies and what they want from Attorney General Greg Abbott. And calling in from Fort Worth, politics writer Chris Hooks talks about some of the new faces making the scene at the Republican state convention.

Observer contributor Alex Hannaford and photographer Erin Trieb join us to talk about the challenges women veterans face dealing with trauma when they come home.

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