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We honor, support, and give voice
to the brave men and women in uniform who have been raped or sexually assaulted by fellow service members. We seek to fix the military training, investigation and adjudication systems related to sexual violence, systems that often re-victimize survivors by blaming them while failing to prosecute perpetrators.
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Cross-Country Bike Ride Fights Trauma of War

Posted by POD Staff, August 28th, 2012

Nancy Gaarder reports for the Omaha World-Herald on Colleen Bushnell’s Long Road Home bike ride, supported by Protect Our Defenders:

Five veterans are participating in the Long Road Home, a cross-country bicycle ride that started July 15 to raise money for and awareness of the difficulties faced by men and women who leave military service. Case in point: In the 90 days the trip will take, 1,500 veterans, on average, will have committed suicide.

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