Jon Jackson, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tends to his farm in Milledgeville, Georgia. He has been introducing other vets to farming to combat the emotional and physical scars of war.

Jon Jackson, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tends to his farm in Milledgeville, Georgia. He has been introducing other vets to farming to combat the emotional and physical scars of war. / On Second Thought

More than half a million veterans wait at least a month for appointments at the VA. That's 70,000 more veterans than last year, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. As GPB's Sean Powers reports, there's a new push in Georgia to improve veteran care by helping them connect with their roots on the farm.


On Second Thought producer Sean Powers talks with veteran Thomas Scott Kennedy as they head to the Carl Vinson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia.

On Second Thought producer Sean Powers talks with veteran Thomas Scott Kennedy as they head to the Carl Vinson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia. / On Second Thought

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