{"id":6,"date":"2026-10-15T01:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetswin.net\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-15T01:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:55:55","slug":"welcome-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetswin.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vwin-tribute\">\n<style>\n.vwin-tribute{margin:2.5rem 0}\n.vwin-tv-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:26px}\n@media(max-width:960px){.vwin-tv-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}\n@media(max-width:600px){.vwin-tv-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\n.vwin-tv{margin:0}\n.vwin-tv-label{text-align:center;font-size:.92rem;letter-spacing:.03em;margin:0 0 12px;color:#3f4750;font-weight:600}\n.vwin-tv-bezel{background:linear-gradient(165deg,#33373f 0%,#14161a 60%,#0a0b0e 100%);border-radius:22px;padding:18px;box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.35),inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.14)}\n.vwin-tv-screen{position:relative;aspect-ratio:3\/4;overflow:hidden;border-radius:12px;background:#000}\n.vwin-slide{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:0;transition:opacity 1.5s ease-in-out}\n.vwin-slide.active{opacity:1}\n.vwin-tv-caption{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:10px 8px;background:rgba(0,0,0,.7);color:#fff;text-align:center;font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;z-index:2}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-grid\">\n<figure class=\"vwin-tv\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-label\">honoring world war II vets<\/div>\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-bezel\"><div class=\"vwin-tv-screen\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide active\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e8\/Audie_Murphy.jpg\/960px-Audie_Murphy.jpg\" alt=\"Audie Murphy\" data-name=\"Audie Murphy\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/71\/DossDesmondT_USArmy.jpg\" alt=\"Desmond Doss\" data-name=\"Desmond Doss\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/29\/John_Basilone%2C_September_1943_%2810931006014%29.jpg\/960px-John_Basilone%2C_September_1943_%2810931006014%29.jpg\" alt=\"John Basilone\" data-name=\"John Basilone\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/64\/Corporal_Hershel_Williams.jpg\" alt=\"Hershel W. Williams\" data-name=\"Hershel W. Williams\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/38\/Daniel_Inouye%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait%2C_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Inouye\" data-name=\"Daniel Inouye\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d0\/Van_T._Barfoot_-_1965.jpg\/960px-Van_T._Barfoot_-_1965.jpg\" alt=\"Van T. Barfoot\" data-name=\"Van T. Barfoot\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3d\/VADM_John_Bulkeley_1988_NR_edit.jpg\/960px-VADM_John_Bulkeley_1988_NR_edit.jpg\" alt=\"John D. Bulkeley\" data-name=\"John D. Bulkeley\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/db\/Richard_Bong_photo_portrait_head_and_shoulders.jpg\/960px-Richard_Bong_photo_portrait_head_and_shoulders.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Bong\" data-name=\"Richard Bong\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/5f\/Pappy_Boyington.jpg\" alt=\"Gregory &quot;Pappy&quot; Boyington\" data-name=\"Gregory &quot;Pappy&quot; Boyington\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/99\/RichardOKane.jpg\" alt=\"Richard O'Kane\" data-name=\"Richard O'Kane\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/6c\/Butch_O%27Hare.jpg\" alt=\"Edward &quot;Butch&quot; O'Hare\" data-name=\"Edward &quot;Butch&quot; O'Hare\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/67\/MacArthur_Manila_%28cropped2%29%28b%29.jpg\/960px-MacArthur_Manila_%28cropped2%29%28b%29.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas MacArthur\" data-name=\"Douglas MacArthur\" loading=\"eager\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-caption\">Audie Murphy<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"vwin-tv\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-label\">honoring Korean vets<\/div>\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-bezel\"><div class=\"vwin-tv-screen\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide active\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Cafferata_korea_moh.jpg\/500px-Cafferata_korea_moh.jpg\" alt=\"Hector A. Cafferata Jr.\" data-name=\"Hector A. Cafferata Jr.\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/33\/WilliamBarberUSMC.jpg\/960px-WilliamBarberUSMC.jpg\" alt=\"William E. Barber\" data-name=\"William E. Barber\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/50\/TiborRubin_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Tibor Rubin\" data-name=\"Tibor Rubin\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Rudy_Hernandez_2009_crop.jpg\/500px-Rudy_Hernandez_2009_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Rodolfo P. Hernandez\" data-name=\"Rodolfo P. Hernandez\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b3\/Abrell.jpg\/500px-Abrell.jpg\" alt=\"Charles G. Abrell\" data-name=\"Charles G. Abrell\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Fernando_Luis_Garcia%2C_USMC.jpg\/500px-Fernando_Luis_Garcia%2C_USMC.jpg\" alt=\"Fernando Luis Garcia\" data-name=\"Fernando Luis Garcia\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/aa\/Thomas_J_Hudner_1950.jpg\/500px-Thomas_J_Hudner_1950.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas J. Hudner Jr.\" data-name=\"Thomas J. Hudner Jr.\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ab\/Louis_J_Sebille.jpg\/500px-Louis_J_Sebille.jpg\" alt=\"Louis J. Sebille\" data-name=\"Louis J. Sebille\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/22\/Mitchell_Red_Cloud.jpg\/500px-Mitchell_Red_Cloud.jpg\" alt=\"Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.\" data-name=\"Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0c\/Edward_C._Benfold.jpg\/500px-Edward_C._Benfold.jpg\" alt=\"Edward C. Benfold\" data-name=\"Edward C. Benfold\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/3d\/SSgt_Hiroshi_Myamura.jpg\" alt=\"Hiroshi H. Miyamura\" data-name=\"Hiroshi H. Miyamura\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/28\/Lopez_scaling_seawall.jpg\/960px-Lopez_scaling_seawall.jpg\" alt=\"Baldomero Lopez\" data-name=\"Baldomero Lopez\" loading=\"eager\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-caption\">Hector A. Cafferata Jr.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"vwin-tv\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-label\">honoring Vietnam vets<\/div>\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-bezel\"><div class=\"vwin-tv-screen\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide active\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3d\/MSG_Benavidez.image.jpg\/500px-MSG_Benavidez.image.jpg\" alt=\"Roy P. Benavidez\" data-name=\"Roy P. Benavidez\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6b\/Thornton_in_Germany_2008.jpg\/500px-Thornton_in_Germany_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Michael E. Thornton\" data-name=\"Michael E. Thornton\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/Bob_Kerrey.jpg\/500px-Bob_Kerrey.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Kerrey\" data-name=\"Bob Kerrey\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a7\/Leo_K_Thorsness.jpg\/960px-Leo_K_Thorsness.jpg\" alt=\"Leo K. Thorsness\" data-name=\"Leo K. Thorsness\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Harold_A._Fritz_portrait.jpg\/960px-Harold_A._Fritz_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Harold A. Fritz\" data-name=\"Harold A. Fritz\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/MelvinMorris300.jpg\/960px-MelvinMorris300.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Morris\" data-name=\"Melvin Morris\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/MOH_Versace.jpg\/960px-MOH_Versace.jpg\" alt=\"Humbert R. Versace\" data-name=\"Humbert R. Versace\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Littrell_GaryL_MOH.jpg\/960px-Littrell_GaryL_MOH.jpg\" alt=\"Gary L. Littrell\" data-name=\"Gary L. Littrell\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1f\/Gary_Wetzel_small.jpg\/960px-Gary_Wetzel_small.jpg\" alt=\"Gary G. Wetzel\" data-name=\"Gary G. Wetzel\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/de\/Leonard_Keller_2009.jpg\/960px-Leonard_Keller_2009.jpg\" alt=\"Leonard B. Keller\" data-name=\"Leonard B. Keller\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0c\/BruceCrandall.jpg\/960px-BruceCrandall.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce P. Crandall\" data-name=\"Bruce P. Crandall\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/87\/Col_howard.jpg\/960px-Col_howard.jpg\" alt=\"Robert L. Howard\" data-name=\"Robert L. Howard\" loading=\"eager\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-caption\">Roy P. Benavidez<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"vwin-tv\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-label\">honoring war on terror vets<\/div>\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-bezel\"><div class=\"vwin-tv-screen\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide active\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/15\/Salvatore_Giunta_portrait.jpg\/960px-Salvatore_Giunta_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Salvatore Giunta\" data-name=\"Salvatore Giunta\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4f\/Dakota_L._Meyer.JPG\/960px-Dakota_L._Meyer.JPG\" alt=\"Dakota Meyer\" data-name=\"Dakota Meyer\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/df\/Kyle_Carpenter_140618-M-LI307-0155.jpg\/960px-Kyle_Carpenter_140618-M-LI307-0155.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Carpenter\" data-name=\"Kyle Carpenter\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Ryan_M._Pitts.jpg\/960px-Ryan_M._Pitts.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Pitts\" data-name=\"Ryan Pitts\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/Florent_Groberg_2015.jpg\/960px-Florent_Groberg_2015.jpg\" alt=\"Florent Groberg\" data-name=\"Florent Groberg\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/19\/Ty_Carter_portrait.jpg\/960px-Ty_Carter_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Ty Carter\" data-name=\"Ty Carter\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3a\/Clinton_Romesha_portrait.jpg\/960px-Clinton_Romesha_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton Romesha\" data-name=\"Clinton Romesha\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/57\/Jared_C._Monti.jpg\/960px-Jared_C._Monti.jpg\" alt=\"Jared Monti\" data-name=\"Jared Monti\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/dd\/PFC_Ross_McGinnis_OSUT_Infantry_School_Photo.jpg\/960px-PFC_Ross_McGinnis_OSUT_Infantry_School_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Ross McGinnis\" data-name=\"Ross McGinnis\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/45\/US_Navy_050628-N-0000X-004_Navy_file_photo_of_SEAL_Lt._Michael_P._Murphy%2C_from_Patchogue%2C_N.Y.jpg\/960px-US_Navy_050628-N-0000X-004_Navy_file_photo_of_SEAL_Lt._Michael_P._Murphy%2C_from_Patchogue%2C_N.Y.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Murphy\" data-name=\"Michael Murphy\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1f\/TSgt_John_Chapman_in_Afghanistan.jpg\/960px-TSgt_John_Chapman_in_Afghanistan.jpg\" alt=\"John Chapman\" data-name=\"John Chapman\" loading=\"eager\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vwin-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Staff_Sgt._David_Bellavia_Pentagon_Day_190626-A-ZR313-395.jpg\/960px-Staff_Sgt._David_Bellavia_Pentagon_Day_190626-A-ZR313-395.jpg\" alt=\"David G. Bellavia\" data-name=\"David G. Bellavia\" loading=\"eager\">\n<div class=\"vwin-tv-caption\">Salvatore Giunta<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){var tvs=document.querySelectorAll('.vwin-tv');function cycle(tv,delay){var slides=tv.querySelectorAll('.vwin-slide');var caption=tv.querySelector('.vwin-tv-caption');if(!slides.length||!caption)return;var i=0;for(var p=0;p<slides.length;p++){var im=new Image();im.src=slides[p].src;}function show(n){slides[i].classList.remove('active');i=(n+slides.length)%slides.length;slides[i].classList.add('active');caption.textContent=slides[i].getAttribute('data-name');}setTimeout(function(){setInterval(function(){show(i+1);},4000);},delay);}for(var t=0;t<tvs.length;t++){cycle(tvs[t],t*600);}})();\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We assert that the single best predictor of a veteran\u2019s quality of life after military service is the depth and resilience of their social network. This includes their family environment, their work environment, their social environment, and their healthcare. The physiological damage that can happen in a warriors brain is not a sign of weakness. It is a marker that a person has endured stress and pain that most people can simply not imagine. These effects can cause a person to feel like a pariah. They may feel that they no longer fit in to society that used them to provide comfort and safety to an uncaring world. It can result in a self-loathing so intense that the only escape is to destroy oneself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whole purpose of the veterans walk in network is to provide a Nexus of volunteers, consumers, patients, professionals to initiate unstructured informal learning groups offering peer support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you are caring individual who wants to contribute something to the care of suffering veterans, or if you\u2019re just a vet who is feeling lonely and in pain you may want to stop for a moment and learn about the walk-in Network. All are welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Home honoring world war II vets Audie Murphy honoring Korean vets Hector A. Cafferata Jr. honoring Vietnam vets Roy P. Benavidez honoring war on terror vets Salvatore Giunta We assert that the single best predictor of a veteran\u2019s quality of life after military service is the depth and resilience of their social network. 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