Lioness Nickelodeon Theatre January 12th, 2010 @6PM http://www.nickelodeon.org/calendar/index.php?movieID=513 Part of the Nick's Community Film Forum series Presented in cooperation with the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC Lioness tells the story of a group of female Army support soldiers who were part of the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat. Without the same training as their male counterparts but with a commitment to serve as needed, these young women fought in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war and returned home as part of this country’s first generation of female combat veterans. Lioness makes public, for the first time, their hidden history. To Buy Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/93377 Official Film Web-site: http://lionessthefilm.com/ The Dorn VAMC is collaborating with the Nickelodeon Theatre to show the documentary film Lioness on January 12th@6PM. This independent film is a fascinating documentary that tells the story of a group of Army female soldiers who served courageously in Iraq. This film gives an inside view of the unique challenges that women face with the current war and insight to the psychological scars that women bare as well as the differences in how they cope and adjust once at home. Please see the attached flier. This film will be shown as part of Nickelodeon's Community Film Forum and will feature a panel discussion following the film that will include our Women Veterans Program Manager, Carrie Peterson LISW-CP among others. I strongly encourage you and your staff to attend this special viewing if you can- you will not be disappointed. For more information don't hesitate to contact the Nickelodeon Theatre or Carrie Peterson with Dorn VAMC. Thank you- we hope to see you there! Jennifer Henius Dorn VAMC 803-776-4000 ext 6466 Carrie Peterson, LISW-CP Women Veterans Program Manager WJB Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 (803) 776-4000 x7694