Storytelling: The Soldier's Child: nps_kwgmj03_2wounds

Megan Butala, 7, of Rice Lake, WI, is comforted by a cabin-mate as she cries following a discussion about what it's like in Iraq. Her father was deployed to Iraq and returned in November, but she still has great difficulty in separated from him. About 25% of returning troops have been diagnosed or have symptoms consistent with the disorder. A child whose parent has post-traumatic stress disorder often will mimic the symptoms, experts say.

Megan Butala, 7, of Rice Lake, WI, is comforted by a cabin-mate as she cries following a discussion about what it's like in Iraq. Her father was deployed to Iraq and returned in November, but she still has great difficulty in separated from him. About 25% of returning troops have been diagnosed or have symptoms consistent with the disorder. A child whose parent has post-traumatic stress disorder often will mimic the symptoms, experts say.