Coeur d'Alene native joined U.S. Army Reserve to help others deal with trauma of war
Coeur d'Alene native Johanna Matthews served 13 years in the U.S. Army Reserves as a psychiatric nurse.
CAROLYN BOSTICK/Press
POST FALLS — Johanna Matthews joined the U.S. Army Reserve with one person in mind: her father.
Her father was a Vietnam veteran and she witnessed firsthand how his experiences during the war caused strain to his relationships while trying to adjust to civilian life for years to come.
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