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Special to Veterans Advantage

	Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder and president of Give an Hour

For those of us who have the privilege of working with the military community, the last several days since the shooting at Fort Hood have been very painful. We know all too well what the military community has shouldered since 9/11. We know the strain that our military families have withstood since the start of the Iraq War. We also know the damage done because the attack at Fort Hood came from within. Since the attacks, our country has struggled to understand how this could happen and why this would happen. Perhaps we can best honor those who died by ensuring that these questions are answered to the best of our ability. To do this, we must have difficult conversations—which may not have easy resolutions. And most important, we must continue to take action to ensure that future tragedies are prevented.