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A discussion with female veterans

WomenSource panel talks about womens transition from active duty to civilian life

Women veterans talk and take questions from the public and WomenSource members Tuesday night at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville. Bridgette McCoy, second from left, was one of the seven women featured in the movie “Service: When Women Come Marching Home,” which was screened as part of the presentation. - photo by NAT GURLEY

1113vets 1 — Women veterans talk and take questions from the public and WomenSource members Tuesday night at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville. Bridgette McCoy, second from left, was one of the seven women featured in the movie “Service: When Women Come Marching Home,” which was screened as part of the presentation. - photo by NAT GURLEY

“We’re different than men in a lot of ways,” Tonya Butler-Collins said as she carried the microphone across the room to a small corner table where three other women veterans sat. “When we get out, we’re trained to compartmentalize. It was a part of our past.