What is it like to be a deployed service member overseas?
The Problem
Life on base is isolatingMany deployed service members go months without any entertainment or civilian visits that connect them to the country they are protecting.
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The facts
Nearly half of veterans struggle with their mental health
47%of post 9/11 veterans report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (Pew Research Center, 2019)
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40%of active duty service members report feeling lonely on tour (Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2016)
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49%of veterans feel uneasy with the phrase "thank you for your service." (Cohen Veterans Network, 2019)
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Timeline of
A typical day on installment
How we help
Bringing magic to their daysOur hand-selected performers are a volunteer ensemble of full-time, professional magicians and comedians, from the US and Canada that you may have seen on America’s Got Talent, Comedy Central, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, Last Comic Standing, or at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA.
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