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Women veterans told of plan to help sexual assault victims

Women veterans often feel the pain of military sexual abuse long after they have left the military, said Kelly Downing, a licensed social worker at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Helena.

A program she works in at the Department of Veterans Affairs at Fort Harrison in Helena helps women veterans cope with the trauma caused by sexual abuse, Downing said.

Downing spoke at a special luncheon honoring women veterans at the Havre Eagles Club on Saturday.

The luncheon was held because the Montana American Legion feels that women veterans are often forgotten, said Kim Kay McCarty Martin. Saturdays...

 

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