PHILLIPS: As we mentioned earlier, we got a new feature for you, one that aims to take the edge off hard news and perhaps give you a little bit of a lift. This one about a unique program that aims to help our vets of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan make the adjustment back to life at home.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's one of the restoration projects -- today, working on the river, getting rod of the species, just restoring it to a more natural, native setting My name is John Shore (ph). I spent six years in the military Army. Deployed to Iraq two times. First time, I was a sniper. I like the working outside, doing something with my hands, helping to restore the environment. The environment needs us, we need it. It's a win-win. Working around Veterans, other people I can talk to, just felt more comfortable dealing with people I was used to, as opposed to jumping straight into civilian life. Made an easier transition.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Vets need -- a lot of the combat returning vets need something in their life. They feel that sense of loss, of sense of disorientation that -- what is meaningful, you know? After seeing people die around them and friends die and maybe other people. And if you don't have a new mission to go back and create for yourself or someone help you create it then can go a lot of bad ways.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My name is Kyle Lemieux (ph). I was in the service for just about six years. I went to two deployments in Iraq. My first one was about a year long. It was up north,</s>PHILLIPS: Well, if you'd like more information on this program, you can go to the Washington State Department of Veteran Affairs web site. That's dva.wa.gov.</s>PHILLIPS: Straight ahead -- struggling family just weeks away from foreclosure. Find out how they got out of their mortgage mess. It's going to give you a little bit of hope, I bet.
Environmental Volunteer Opportunities for Returning War Veterans