A statewide survey is trying to reach West Virginia’s war veterans. Its purpose is to find out what issues and challenges these men and women have as they make the transition into civilian life, and then continue aging. Mark Combs is an acting student at West Virginia University.  He is also one of nearly 800 students at the school who is a veteran. After serving as a specialist and earning the honorary rank of sergeant in the United States Army, this Sophia, W.Va. native decided to go to college, but Combs says the first year of transition was far from easy.