WWII Veterans Faced Troubled Homecoming Too

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May 27, 2013

Rangers serving with the Fifth United States Army advance up a hillside in Italy under cover of smoke, with the object of clearing the Germans from the hills, in this undated photo. (AP)

The problems facing today's returning veterans are well known: unemployment, homelessness, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and difficulty getting benefits.

But those challenges were hidden for the Greatest Generation, the generation that fought World War II.

A moving book documents that hidden history through the experiences of three World War II veterans, including the author's father.

This segment originally aired May 25, 2009

Guest:

Thomas Childers, author of "Soldier From The War Returning: The Greatest Generation's Troubled Homecoming from World War II."

This segment aired on May 27, 2013.