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Stacy Bannerman received both the Patriotic Employer Award and the Above And Beyond Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. She successfully spearheaded the campaign to create the National Military Family Leave Act of 2009, introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), a House Armed Services Subcommittee chairman. Her husband is an Army National Guard soldier, and two-time Iraq war veteran, who was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge during his first tour in Iraq.

About the Book

In the ongoing war on terror, record numbers of National Guard soldiers and Reservists are being deployed overseas – over half a million to date. In the early years of the war, many Guard and Reservists were called to active duty with very little notice, and were dangerously under equipped during deployment. Citizen soldiers have served the longest tours-of-duty in Iraq. These “weekend warriors” and their families pay a heavy price. National Guard soldiers have far higher rates of post-combat stress, marriage problems, and financial issues, including the loss of homes and civilian jobs, than their active duty counterparts. The families left behind are often isolated and alone, struggling without the support and services available to military families residing on post.

When the War Came Home chronicles the impact of operationalizing the forces that were intended to function as strategic reserves, and provides a personal account of Stacy’s home front experience as she protests a war that her husband is fighting. At the heart of this powerful story of service, sacrifice, and speaking out is the question: What constitutes support for the troops, and when does it begin - before war is declared, during deployment, or after they come home?

Stacy receives the ESGR Patriotic Employer Award from Colonel (R) Rick McReynolds (center).