Milhealth's Directory of Military Health Information Resources

Compassion fatigue-caring for our wounded warriors

Additional reading, also be sure to see: for more information (excellent resource).

Critical care nurses' experiences caring for the casualties of war evacuated from the front line: lessons learned and needs identified.

Casualties of war: compassion fatigue and health care providers.

Air Force Resources

National Guard Resources

The National Guard, the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States and one of the nation's longest-enduring institutions, celebrated its 370th birthday on December 13, 2006. The National Guard traces its history back to the earliest English colonies in North America. Responsible for their own defense, the colonists drew on English military tradition and organized their able-bodied male citizens into militias.

Read more ... MHD learned quite a bit about the Guard, mission and its' history.

Links

• Air National Guard
• Army National Guard
• I am the Guard
• Official Song

These links are not related to health or medicine but I hope you will enjoy them, beautiful art work collections worth your time to view. National Guard Heritage Series

An extensive collection of paintings depicting the National Guard in military action from earliest colonial times to Operation Desert Storm.

National Guard Presidential Series

A series of paintings of Presidents of the United States who also served as National Guardsmen. All paintings by Chet Jezierski.

State Mission Series

A series of paintings portraying the National Guard assisting local communities during times of emergency.

STATE WEB SITES:

Downloads

• Our Sons Our Daughters - A National Guard Parent's Guidebook to Deployment [5MB PDF] New!
• National Guard Visions & Values [PDF]
• Reserve Component Employment Study [PDF]
• Guide to Reserve Family Member Benefits [PDF]
• Mobilizing for the Storm [PDF] The Army National Guard in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
• National Guard & Reserve Family Readiness Strategy Plan [PDF]
• Scholarships for Military Children FAQ [DOC]
• Army National Guard Environmental Excellence Publication [PDF]

NGB Contact List

The National Guard Bureau 1411 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington VA 22202-3231 The Army National Guard Readiness Center 111 S. George Mason Drive Arlington VA 22204 The Air National Guard Readiness Center 3500 Fetchet Avenue Andrews AFB MD 20762-5157

• State Websites
• State Publications
• National Guard News Show New!
• Video Gallery
• Image Gallery
• Historical Paintings
• Downloads
• FAQs
• Links

• Spring Floods 2009
• New On Guard online
• National Guard News Show
• Some Gave All...
• National Defense
• Homeland Defense
• Mobilization References
• The Year of the NCO
• Video Gallery
• Image Gallery
• National Guard Racing
• Silver Star Awardees

* *if link doesn't open properly, please <CLICK> here. National Guard Downloads: http://www.ng.mil/resources/downloads.aspx [Accessed 18 September 2009].