THE BATTLE AT HOME
Every day, 45 + veterans take their own lives.
- Over 1/2 million unemployed veterans.
- Over 49,933 will find themselves homeless on a given night.
- The total number of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts stands at 2.7 million.
- At least 540,000 of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffer from PTSD.
45 + US VETERANS WILL COMMIT SUICIDE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
Our Story
In Country: The Battle At Home is the creation of award-winning author, filmmaker and community activist Manny Monterrey. Monterrey's multi-media works have aired on major networks like HBO, A&E Television-History Channel, PBS, Smithsonian. With the collaboration of distinguished members of Hollywood, Corporate America and the American People, Monterrey promises to raise awareness and create successful programs that will help to significantly bring down the number of veteran and active duty personnel suicides in our nation.