A film that raises the consciousness of a nation. 
Kandyce Powell, RN, MSN Chair of the National Veterans’ Advisory Council, Board member of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives Advisory Board, Executive Director of the Maine Hospice Council, founder of the National Hospice-Veterans Partnership program.
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Anyone, a caregiver — family member or clinician, who “gets” the depth of the soul wounding experienced by a veteran with PTSD, can be more fully present, creating a safe container for healing. Go in Peace! provides understanding for our veterans’ needs and opens us to the role we might have in helping them find solace through the acknowledgement of grief and forgiveness, both of self and other.
Larry Dossey MD, NY Times best-selling author, One Mind and Reinventing Medicine, battalion surgeon, US Army, Vietnam 1968-1969
I am honored to endorse Karen van Vuuren’s magnificent work and film to serve our veterans, which invites a spiritual awakening to the soul wounds of those who serve our nation, and who deserve a conscious sacred passage for their life’s end. Go in Peace! is a powerful healing service to veterans, their families, and to society.
Dr. Jean Watson, founder of Watson Caring Science Institute and International Caritas Consortium. (Watson is recognized as a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing, the organization’s highest honor.)
Karen Van Vuuren is a talented film maker and editor whose new documentary, Go in Peace!, is an excellent production that helps inform and educate the viewer, especially family, friends, caregivers and fellow veterans, about the reality of PTSD and how to help and/or understand those who are afflicted with the disorder. I highly recommend Karen’s documentary be seen by members of VFW and American Legion posts nationwide and by all veterans and members of the military and their families. It’s a truly well done documentary on an important subject that’s often misunderstood.
Lt. Col. Mike Daniels, CAP, Director of Public Affairs, Colorado Civil Air Patrol, Editor- Peaks & Planes Magazine and President – Colorado Independent Publishers Association’s Education and Literacy Foundation.
This engaging film will be immensely valuable for family members of veterans, and for the general public, as well as for healthcare professionals who work with veterans who still have many years to live or with those who are at end of life. I would like to see it shown widely on or around Veterans Day to encourage people to reach out to the veterans in their families and communities.
Jean Scandlyn, Research Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver│Health and Behavioral Sciences and Anthropology, author of Beyond Post-Traumatic Stress: Homefront Struggles with the Wars on Terror.
Go in Peace! is a gift to veterans, their families, and those who care for them. Karen van Vuuren’s film about veterans’ care emerges at a time when our nation has finally recognized the lifelong impact of what are now known as the “invisible wounds of war”.
Alison Perry, MS, LPC – Former VA Medical Center Counselor, Sister of an active duty veteran, Founder of Central Oregon Veterans’ Ranch Project, Bend. Oregon.