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Healing the Wounds of War - Beginning with the Veterans with Gold Star mother, Nadia McCaffrey.

Nadia McCaffrey took a courageous stand when informed of the death of her son, Patrick McCaffrey who was killed by Iraqi soldiers in an ambush near Balad, Iraq on June 22, 2004. She was the first Gold Star mother in the recent war to allow the media to welcome Patrick's return to the US. She has travelled internationally to speak of her son's life, his legacy, his 2 children, Janessa and Patrick Jr. She is the founder of Angelstaff, a group of trained volunteers who bring a caring presence to terminally ill and their families. She also created the Patrick McCaffrey Foundation, and the vision of a Veterans' Village, to help heal veterans returning from war. She has also worked with people trying to connect returning veterans to farms, and the land, for the benefit of all.