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Radio Extra: Helping Veterans Find Peace After Coming Home

By  Jon Hansen and Kyla Gardner | October 3, 2014 5:05pm 

 Richard Casper is an Iraq War veteran, alumnus of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the founder of nonprofit CreatiVets. The organization flys struggling war veterans to Nashville to work with professional songwriters to put their experience into song.
Richard Casper is an Iraq War veteran, alumnus of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the founder of nonprofit CreatiVets. The organization flys struggling war veterans to Nashville to work with professional songwriters to put their experience into song.
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CHICAGO — For many men and women in the United States Armed Services, coming home after months or years overseas is an incredible feeling. 

For others, it's the start of another battle. 

On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Kyla Gardner examines how one Iraq War veteran coped with the loss of a close friend and his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

All it took was a trip to Nashville:

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