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How war jolts military, veterans and families' mental health

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published April 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
An Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldier Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Calif., who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, during a casualty return, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Mark Schiefelbein/AP
An Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldier Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Calif., who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, during a casualty return, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Here & Now’s Robin Young talks with professor of social work and psychology Carl Castro, a retired U.S. Army colonel and director of military and veterans programs at the University of Southern California, about the impact of the Iran war on service members, their families and veterans. Castro is also the co-author of the book “Veteran and Military Mental Health, A Clinical Manual.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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