Is it possible to create a transition environment for those retuning from conflict areas such as Iraq? Many husbands and wives are all too aware of the difficulty veterans have adjusting to civilian life after war. While veterans need access to their families following the conditions of war, it is not always beneficial to the family that they be immediately re-introduced to family life. Domestic abuse, alcoholism, and suicide are common following war. If we CAN change this WE should.