One in Five

The Rand Corporation, in a report issued in 2010, found that one in five veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from either post-traumatic stress or depression.

 

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Helping Civilians Rebuild

Research shows that by and large Vietnam vets who were able to heal faster and most successfully from the traumas that resulted from their war experiences did things to help Vietnamese civilians in the war-torn country.

Although The Mehadi Foundation has helped Iraqi and Afghan civilians with concrete services such as water purification and procuring wheelchairs, we believe that for veterans' help to be most effective they need to be able to pinpoint for themselves what the acute needs of Iraqi and Afghan civilians' are. The Foundation, therefore, is seeking funds with which to create a program whereby veterans are able to get involved in helping Iraqi & Afghan civilians rebuild their communities. Through this program, veterans would be able to return to Iraq and/or Afghanistan with an interpreter to find out what civilians need in order to provide the most essential assistance.

You can help veterans and civilians rebuild by making a tax-deductible donation.

Jeff Key in Iraq

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The Mehadi Foundation takes no political stance and does not wish to engage in any controversy. Our singular focus is to keep attention on the human face of war, and do what we can to help.

The Mehadi Foundation is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) charity and was founded by Lance Corporal Jeff Key, USMC, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

 

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