/tags/series-home-front Series: Home Front en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:42:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-06-17/frontlines-of-fatherhood-catching-up-after-war This Father's Day, members of the 182nd National Guard regiment are home with their families. But in the year they were in Afghanistan, there was a lot they missed. "Overnight, your lives have changed," one soldier says. "Your son has grown up one year, and you kind of have to catch up." Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:42:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-06-17/frontlines-of-fatherhood-catching-up-after-war Rachel Martin, Tom Dreisbach /npr-news/2012-06-10/help-and-hope-from-soldiers-for-soldiers Like most members of the military returning from deployment, members of the Army National Guard's 182nd Infantry Regiment face a tough return to life back home. A program developed by the military offers assistance from job fairs to couples counseling, but it's often the last help soldiers get. Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:02:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-06-10/help-and-hope-from-soldiers-for-soldiers Rachel Martin, Tom Dreisbach /npr-news/2012-05-27/after-a-year-in-afghanistan-memories-that-stick All this year Weekend Edition is following the soldiers of the 182nd infantry regiment as these National Guardsmen transition from soldier to civilian in our Home Front series. To mark this Memorial Day weekend, we've asked them to share their most vivid memory of the year they spent at war. Sun, 27 May 2012 10:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-27/after-a-year-in-afghanistan-memories-that-stick NPR Staff /npr-news/2012-04-29/national-guard-members-next-battle-the-job-hunt As more soldiers return to civilian life, a civilian job may not be there waiting. Service members with the National Guard have the extra challenge of convincing employers to hire them when they may be called to active duty for a year or more. There are laws to protect them, but it's hard to prove discrimination. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-29/national-guard-members-next-battle-the-job-hunt Rachel Martin, Tom Dreisbach /npr-news/2012-04-08/dismissed-military-families-reunite-face-the-future After a year in Afghanistan, members of the 182nd Infantry Regiment are returning to their homes in the Northeast. As families and soldiers prepare to reunite, both sides are anxious about what lies ahead. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-08/dismissed-military-families-reunite-face-the-future Rachel Martin, Tom Bullock /npr-news/2012-03-31/a-rest-stop-on-the-road-from-soldier-to-civilian The returning 182nd Infantry Regiment learns there's more than a plane ride between them and home. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-31/a-rest-stop-on-the-road-from-soldier-to-civilian Tom Dreisbach, Rachel Martin /npr-news/2012-03-25/citizen-soldiers-begin-the-journey-home Members of the National Guard's 182nd Infantry Regiment recently touched down in Indiana after a long trip and a long year in Afghanistan. Over the next year, Weekend Edition will follow these men through their shift from soldiers to civilians. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:07:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-25/citizen-soldiers-begin-the-journey-home Rachel Martin