PUTNEY — To mark Armed Forces Day, the acclaimed film “SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home” will be screened on Saturday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill.
The film documents the courage of several female veterans as they transition from active duty to civilian life, following them as they work to overcome psychological trauma, severe physical injury, military sexual assault, and the challenge of receiving care and benefits.
“From the deserts of Afghanistan to rural Tennessee, from Iraq to New York City, we follow these women as they wrestle with prosthetics, homelessness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Military Sexual Trauma,” say co-producers Marcia Rock and Patricia Lee Stotter. “The pictures and videos they shot in Iraq and Afghanistan are included and they speak volumes.”
The documentary (www.servicethefilm.com) shares these women's stories through their own voices as they speak from kitchens, bedrooms, grocery stores, and therapy sessions.
A panel discussion follows. Stotter will be joined by Judy Atwood-Bell, a retired Army sergeant from Hudson, N.H., who now advocates for veterans with PTSD.