KENTUCKY —  Military.com recently shared an article about the history of National Veteran and Military Families Month and four ideas of ways to show thanks for fellow military families.

Back closer to home in the Commonwealth, there’s a new program at Northern Kentucky University that has goals of helping ease the transition for military veterans back into civilian life, which is a transition that many veterans sadly struggle with.

According to MissionTransition.org, 76% of all military veterans struggle to transition back into civilian life. Multimedia journalist Sam Knef explains during this segment, how campus staff are trying to change these numbers, by establishing a Green Zone Brigade at NKU.

You can watch the full In Focus Kentucky segment in the player above.