Tag: PTSD
AHERO: ‘True humanity still exists’
“This came at a pivotal time in my life where i given up on the reality that real people who truly cared still existed.”
AHERO: ‘Most of the time of I feel like I don’t want to bother people’
“Most of the time of feel like I don’t want to bother people.”
AHERO: ‘Here I am mentally stable while experiencing good epiphanies every day’
“I have been to Afghanistan in October of 2004. I have experienced IEDs, have had a TBI, suffer from PTSD, and I strive to live on.”
AHERO: ‘I dealt with shame for 25 years thinking it was my fault’
“I have PTSD because of sexual trauma is not easy to see.”
AHERO: ‘We are our brothers’ keepers’
“From the moment I shook another vet’s hand and looked them in the eye, I was at ease. I lowered my walls and opened up to Vietnam vets, Desert Storm and OIF OEF vets.”
AHERO testimonials: ‘There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t contemplate suicide’
PENSACOLA—Last month, the eighth annual AHERO Warrior Hook-Up Pensacola Beach was held to bring together veterans with patriotic members of local communities and provide a…
Go in Peace, helping veterans deal with PTSD
According to a 2013 Veterans Administration report, 1 in 4 Americans who dies is a veteran. Twenty-two veterans commit suicide daily. Many of those deaths…
State Capital Buzz: School Vouchers, Veterans dealing with PTSD
LAWSUIT SEEKS TO END SCHOOL VOUCHERS PROGRAM A coalition of groups and individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the constitutionality of a de facto…
NYT: New study Vietnam War veterans with PTSD show little improvement
The New York Times reports that a new study, financed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, show that most Vietnam War veterans who had persistent…
