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Adjusting to civilian life after Iraq proves tough for some Duty with Guard takes toll on career plans, relationships
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When Louis Zapata of southwest suburban Burbank returned from Iraq
with his National Guard unit, he found the chunky toddler he had left
15 months earlier had matured into a petite, talkative "little lady."
His wife had learned to handle the bills and child-rearing on her
own. His former co-workers had received promotions, while the license
Zapata needed to return to his job in security had expired.
For Zapata and others, the return to civilian life has been harder
than they expe...
