Iraq war veteran continues battles at home

February 29, 2012 4:34 PM

President Obama is hosting 100 Iraq war veterans in a formal dinner at the White House honoring the accomplishments of the more than one million Americans who served there. Despite the war being over, for Marine Casey Owens, the burden of war continues long after returning home. David Martin reports.

For some vets, the Iraq war will never end

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