today we’re going to talk about post-traumatic stress and how it’s
post-traumatic stress and how it’s
post-traumatic stress and how it’s affecting our veterans in the military
affecting our veterans in the military
affecting our veterans in the military on 9/11 2001 America witnessed in horror
on 9/11 2001 America witnessed in horror
on 9/11 2001 America witnessed in horror and shock of a heinous act of terror
and shock of a heinous act of terror
and shock of a heinous act of terror brought upon our nation it was our big
brought upon our nation it was our big
brought upon our nation it was our big city New York City at Washington DC but
city New York City at Washington DC but
city New York City at Washington DC but it could have been Jacksonville because
it could have been Jacksonville because
it could have been Jacksonville because affected all Americans
affected all Americans
affected all Americans one thing we knew we were at war 16
one thing we knew we were at war 16
one thing we knew we were at war 16 years later were still at war 6,000
years later were still at war 6,000
years later were still at war 6,000 however all voluntary forced military
however all voluntary forced military
however all voluntary forced military have been killed in action over 1
have been killed in action over 1
have been killed in action over 1 million of our kids and I call them kids
million of our kids and I call them kids
million of our kids and I call them kids because I’m older and I’m a mom and I’m
because I’m older and I’m a mom and I’m
because I’m older and I’m a mom and I’m a grandma but our kids over 1 million
a grandma but our kids over 1 million
a grandma but our kids over 1 million have been disabled and can no longer
have been disabled and can no longer
have been disabled and can no longer function in the military half of that
function in the military half of that
function in the military half of that number suffers from post-traumatic
number suffers from post-traumatic
number suffers from post-traumatic stress what is post-traumatic stress
stress what is post-traumatic stress
stress what is post-traumatic stress post-traumatic stress is trauma severe
post-traumatic stress is trauma severe
post-traumatic stress is trauma severe trauma now any of you and maybe some of
trauma now any of you and maybe some of
trauma now any of you and maybe some of you have suffered trauma severe trauma
you have suffered trauma severe trauma
you have suffered trauma severe trauma maybe a car wreck a horrific car wreck
maybe a car wreck a horrific car wreck
maybe a car wreck a horrific car wreck maybe a fire maybe a rape but generally
maybe a fire maybe a rape but generally
maybe a fire maybe a rape but generally speaking that’s a one-time event and
speaking that’s a one-time event and
speaking that’s a one-time event and you’ll never forget it but in the case
you’ll never forget it but in the case
you’ll never forget it but in the case of the military and our multiple
of the military and our multiple
of the military and our multiple deployments today because the 16 years
deployments today because the 16 years
deployments today because the 16 years of war we’re seeing trauma over and over
of war we’re seeing trauma over and over
of war we’re seeing trauma over and over and over again so what they experienced
and over again so what they experienced
and over again so what they experienced one day they go right back out and
one day they go right back out and
one day they go right back out and experience it the next until the next
experience it the next until the next
experience it the next until the next day becomes months and months become
day becomes months and months become
day becomes months and months become years of deployments one of the symptoms
years of deployments one of the symptoms
years of deployments one of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress anxiety
of post-traumatic stress anxiety
of post-traumatic stress anxiety depression night terrors terrible night
depression night terrors terrible night
depression night terrors terrible night terrors they call them the demons that
terrors they call them the demons that
terrors they call them the demons that come to them in the night panic attacks
come to them in the night panic attacks
come to them in the night panic attacks survivor’s guilt
survivor’s guilt
survivor’s guilt anger and in my opinion isolation is the
anger and in my opinion isolation is the
anger and in my opinion isolation is the worst they can no longer go back to what
worst they can no longer go back to what
worst they can no longer go back to what they did
they did
they did they can no longer go back and be part
they can no longer go back and be part
they can no longer go back and be part of their unit actually they can no
of their unit actually they can no
of their unit actually they can no longer go back to war they can’t even
longer go back to war they can’t even
longer go back to war they can’t even get a job because of the repetitive
get a job because of the repetitive
get a job because of the repetitive trauma it has basically broken them and
trauma it has basically broken them and
trauma it has basically broken them and this disability is invisible you don’t
this disability is invisible you don’t
this disability is invisible you don’t see it so maybe somebody you in the
see it so maybe somebody you in the
see it so maybe somebody you in the audience in fact I know of one that does
audience in fact I know of one that does
audience in fact I know of one that does suffer from post-traumatic stress he
suffer from post-traumatic stress he
suffer from post-traumatic stress he looks like everybody else you wouldn’t
looks like everybody else you wouldn’t
looks like everybody else you wouldn’t know it but believe me it’s a deadly
know it but believe me it’s a deadly
know it but believe me it’s a deadly disease we’re losing unfortunately 20 to
disease we’re losing unfortunately 20 to
disease we’re losing unfortunately 20 to 22 veterans a day due to suicide I’m
22 veterans a day due to suicide I’m
22 veterans a day due to suicide I’m gonna repeat that 20 to 22 veterans a
gonna repeat that 20 to 22 veterans a
gonna repeat that 20 to 22 veterans a day to suicide that’s unacceptable what
day to suicide that’s unacceptable what
day to suicide that’s unacceptable what are we doing to change it my own son did
are we doing to change it my own son did
are we doing to change it my own son did two deployments in Iraq he was a k-9
two deployments in Iraq he was a k-9
two deployments in Iraq he was a k-9 police officer from Ohio a bomb dog
police officer from Ohio a bomb dog
police officer from Ohio a bomb dog specialist at the time when the war
specialist at the time when the war
specialist at the time when the war broke out in Iraq they needed bomb dog
broke out in Iraq they needed bomb dog
broke out in Iraq they needed bomb dog handlers so he volunteered to go to Iraq
handlers so he volunteered to go to Iraq
handlers so he volunteered to go to Iraq as a bomb dog specialist and he did two
as a bomb dog specialist and he did two
as a bomb dog specialist and he did two tours there and as a police officer a
tours there and as a police officer a
tours there and as a police officer a trained police officer I thought he was
trained police officer I thought he was
trained police officer I thought he was prepared for almost anything I was I was
prepared for almost anything I was I was
prepared for almost anything I was I was truly wrong he came home and I was so
truly wrong he came home and I was so
truly wrong he came home and I was so thrilled to have him home but he was not
thrilled to have him home but he was not
thrilled to have him home but he was not the same he was gone he was lost in the
the same he was gone he was lost in the
the same he was gone he was lost in the abyss of war he was suffering from
abyss of war he was suffering from
abyss of war he was suffering from post-traumatic stress in my day they
post-traumatic stress in my day they
post-traumatic stress in my day they called it shell shock from the Vietnam
called it shell shock from the Vietnam
called it shell shock from the Vietnam War today it’s post-traumatic stress
War today it’s post-traumatic stress
War today it’s post-traumatic stress post-traumatic stress is a disability
post-traumatic stress is a disability
post-traumatic stress is a disability it’s recognized under the ADEA it’s
it’s recognized under the ADEA it’s
it’s recognized under the ADEA it’s recognized under the Department of
recognized under the Department of
recognized under the Department of Justice and most importantly it’s
Justice and most importantly it’s
Justice and most importantly it’s recognized in the VA so I did a lot of
recognized in the VA so I did a lot of
recognized in the VA so I did a lot of research on how can I help my son how
research on how can I help my son how
research on how can I help my son how can I help other veterans suffering from
can I help other veterans suffering from
can I help other veterans suffering from this the
this the
this the imitated deadly disability I came up
imitated deadly disability I came up
imitated deadly disability I came up with one article a small article where
with one article a small article where
with one article a small article where one company out in California was having
one company out in California was having
one company out in California was having some success with service dogs to help
some success with service dogs to help
some success with service dogs to help mitigate the symptoms of this disability
mitigate the symptoms of this disability
mitigate the symptoms of this disability and of course that hit me because my son
and of course that hit me because my son
and of course that hit me because my son was a dog trainer and a dog handler so I
was a dog trainer and a dog handler so I
was a dog trainer and a dog handler so I approached him it really was the last
approached him it really was the last
approached him it really was the last resort
resort
resort what can I do to help him we had tried
what can I do to help him we had tried
what can I do to help him we had tried therapy we had tried medication he began
therapy we had tried medication he began
therapy we had tried medication he began drinking it was getting worse not better
drinking it was getting worse not better
drinking it was getting worse not better he could no longer go back to work as a
he could no longer go back to work as a
he could no longer go back to work as a police officer he couldn’t function he
police officer he couldn’t function he
police officer he couldn’t function he isolated from his family his child his
isolated from his family his child his
isolated from his family his child his mom so I approached him on the idea why
mom so I approached him on the idea why
mom so I approached him on the idea why don’t we start a nonprofit that would
don’t we start a nonprofit that would
don’t we start a nonprofit that would provide service dogs trained service
provide service dogs trained service
provide service dogs trained service dogs to these veterans that are
dogs to these veterans that are
dogs to these veterans that are suffering like you and as a trainer I
suffering like you and as a trainer I
suffering like you and as a trainer I saw the light come on for the first time
saw the light come on for the first time
saw the light come on for the first time I knew there was still a spark of hope
I knew there was still a spark of hope
I knew there was still a spark of hope inside of him so seven years ago that’s
inside of him so seven years ago that’s
inside of him so seven years ago that’s when canines for warriors was born we
when canines for warriors was born we
when canines for warriors was born we began a program we didn’t know how to
began a program we didn’t know how to
began a program we didn’t know how to start a non-profit we had no idea where
start a non-profit we had no idea where
start a non-profit we had no idea where we were going to get the money a
we were going to get the money a
we were going to get the money a facility the dogs but we worked hard as
facility the dogs but we worked hard as
facility the dogs but we worked hard as a family and we got the dogs from the
a family and we got the dogs from the
a family and we got the dogs from the shelter’s because those dogs are
shelter’s because those dogs are
shelter’s because those dogs are suffering an own post-traumatic stress
suffering an own post-traumatic stress
suffering an own post-traumatic stress so we began our program and I knew that
so we began our program and I knew that
so we began our program and I knew that giving a servicemen a dog was not the
giving a servicemen a dog was not the
giving a servicemen a dog was not the only answer we had to change their
only answer we had to change their
only answer we had to change their thinking we had to get them to leave the
thinking we had to get them to leave the
thinking we had to get them to leave the war behind them and move forward in life
war behind them and move forward in life
war behind them and move forward in life with dignity and independence so fast
with dignity and independence so fast
with dignity and independence so fast forward seven years later we’re now in a
forward seven years later we’re now in a
forward seven years later we’re now in a beautiful 30,000 square foot facility in
beautiful 30,000 square foot facility in
beautiful 30,000 square foot facility in knockety Florida we have kennels for a
knockety Florida we have kennels for a
knockety Florida we have kennels for a hundred and twenty dogs that are being
hundred and twenty dogs that are being
hundred and twenty dogs that are being trained 365 days a year we bring our
trained 365 days a year we bring our
trained 365 days a year we bring our veterans in
veterans in
veterans in they’re all have suicidal thoughts all
they’re all have suicidal thoughts all
they’re all have suicidal thoughts all are broken but we bring them in for a
are broken but we bring them in for a
are broken but we bring them in for a three-week program where we honor them
three-week program where we honor them
three-week program where we honor them we respect them and we give a purpose to
we respect them and we give a purpose to
we respect them and we give a purpose to live again now their dog is a tremendous
live again now their dog is a tremendous
live again now their dog is a tremendous part of that so you might ask what does
part of that so you might ask what does
part of that so you might ask what does the service dog do well that dog is a
the service dog do well that dog is a
the service dog do well that dog is a prescription on four legs that dog is
prescription on four legs that dog is
prescription on four legs that dog is saving their lives we pull all of our
saving their lives we pull all of our
saving their lives we pull all of our dogs from shelter but I’m gonna say 95%
dogs from shelter but I’m gonna say 95%
dogs from shelter but I’m gonna say 95% of them are pulled for shelter owners
of them are pulled for shelter owners
of them are pulled for shelter owners surrender we have a puppy program I know
surrender we have a puppy program I know
surrender we have a puppy program I know you all want to see my puppies so our
you all want to see my puppies so our
you all want to see my puppies so our dogs are trained for months and months
dogs are trained for months and months
dogs are trained for months and months and months service dogs have full public
and months service dogs have full public
and months service dogs have full public access these are not emotional support
access these are not emotional support
access these are not emotional support dogs they’re not pets they’re not lap
dogs they’re not pets they’re not lap
dogs they’re not pets they’re not lap dogs in place they’re not allowed as a
dogs in place they’re not allowed as a
dogs in place they’re not allowed as a sterile environment say an operating
sterile environment say an operating
sterile environment say an operating room that makes sense we rescue dogs
room that makes sense we rescue dogs
room that makes sense we rescue dogs from all over the United States we have
from all over the United States we have
from all over the United States we have actually rescued almost 800 dogs by the
actually rescued almost 800 dogs by the
actually rescued almost 800 dogs by the end of the year 400 of them will become
end of the year 400 of them will become
end of the year 400 of them will become fully certified as a service dog what
fully certified as a service dog what
fully certified as a service dog what did we do with the other 400 they did
did we do with the other 400 they did
did we do with the other 400 they did not go back to the shelter they’ve all
not go back to the shelter they’ve all
not go back to the shelter they’ve all found loving homes the dogs are trained
found loving homes the dogs are trained
found loving homes the dogs are trained in specific skill sets stay down come
in specific skill sets stay down come
in specific skill sets stay down come heal we’d all be grateful if our dogs
heal we’d all be grateful if our dogs
heal we’d all be grateful if our dogs did that right that’s a major step right
did that right that’s a major step right
did that right that’s a major step right there but we take the dogs further than
there but we take the dogs further than
there but we take the dogs further than that for a veteran they do not like
that for a veteran they do not like
that for a veteran they do not like anybody in their space particularly
anybody in their space particularly
anybody in their space particularly someone who’s been through so much
someone who’s been through so much
someone who’s been through so much combat they don’t know what to see or
combat they don’t know what to see or
combat they don’t know what to see or what’s coming up on them the flashbacks
what’s coming up on them the flashbacks
what’s coming up on them the flashbacks come back they’ll see things that we
come back they’ll see things that we
come back they’ll see things that we don’t see someone with a backpack
don’t see someone with a backpack
don’t see someone with a backpack someone approaching them with something
someone approaching them with something
someone approaching them with something in their side pocket it could be a bomb
in their side pocket it could be a bomb
in their side pocket it could be a bomb so if someone were to come up fast on to
so if someone were to come up fast on to
so if someone were to come up fast on to the veteran that dog gives a nice gentle
the veteran that dog gives a nice gentle
the veteran that dog gives a nice gentle barrier between he and that
barrier between he and that
barrier between he and that in person it’s safety many of our
in person it’s safety many of our
in person it’s safety many of our veterans have been shot they’ve lost a
veterans have been shot they’ve lost a
veterans have been shot they’ve lost a leg they’ve been injured they all carry
leg they’ve been injured they all carry
leg they’ve been injured they all carry 90 to 120 pounds of equipment every day
90 to 120 pounds of equipment every day
90 to 120 pounds of equipment every day out in the desert so the dogs are taught
out in the desert so the dogs are taught
out in the desert so the dogs are taught brace so that they can get up and down
brace so that they can get up and down
brace so that they can get up and down out of a seated position or up on the
out of a seated position or up on the
out of a seated position or up on the floor this is my favorite
floor this is my favorite
floor this is my favorite it’s called cover none of the warriors
it’s called cover none of the warriors
it’s called cover none of the warriors like anybody approaching them from the
like anybody approaching them from the
like anybody approaching them from the rear and the military when they go out
rear and the military when they go out
rear and the military when they go out on their maneuvers deployments they will
on their maneuvers deployments they will
on their maneuvers deployments they will say he’s my battle buddy no man left
say he’s my battle buddy no man left
say he’s my battle buddy no man left behind and I’ve got your six got your
behind and I’ve got your six got your
behind and I’ve got your six got your six is exactly what cover is that dog
six is exactly what cover is that dog
six is exactly what cover is that dog has the veteran six it’s his eyes his
has the veteran six it’s his eyes his
has the veteran six it’s his eyes his smell his ears he’s watching out for his
smell his ears he’s watching out for his
smell his ears he’s watching out for his veteran just because the war is over in
veteran just because the war is over in
veteran just because the war is over in Iraq and Afghanistan and the veterans
Iraq and Afghanistan and the veterans
Iraq and Afghanistan and the veterans mind that war is right here right now
mind that war is right here right now
mind that war is right here right now now we do service dogs work by the end
now we do service dogs work by the end
now we do service dogs work by the end of the year we’ll have graduated almost
of the year we’ll have graduated almost
of the year we’ll have graduated almost 400 teams we’ve had a 99% success rate
400 teams we’ve had a 99% success rate
400 teams we’ve had a 99% success rate why do I say 99% tragically we lost one
why do I say 99% tragically we lost one
why do I say 99% tragically we lost one female veteran to suicide but our
female veteran to suicide but our
female veteran to suicide but our mission is to prevent suicide because
mission is to prevent suicide because
mission is to prevent suicide because every warrior we’ve seen as suicidal
every warrior we’ve seen as suicidal
every warrior we’ve seen as suicidal tendencies we partnered with Purdue
tendencies we partnered with Purdue
tendencies we partnered with Purdue University in the National Institute of
University in the National Institute of
University in the National Institute of Health so that we could have medical
Health so that we could have medical
Health so that we could have medical proof of why these dogs are working and
proof of why these dogs are working and
proof of why these dogs are working and why they’re saving lives the results
why they’re saving lives the results
why they’re saving lives the results have been far more than we could have
have been far more than we could have
have been far more than we could have dreamed up but the results are coming
dreamed up but the results are coming
dreamed up but the results are coming out 85% reduction in panic attacks and
out 85% reduction in panic attacks and
out 85% reduction in panic attacks and anxiety 77 production in night terrors
anxiety 77 production in night terrors
anxiety 77 production in night terrors the big one that I’d like to point out
the big one that I’d like to point out
the big one that I’d like to point out is 82 percent decrease in suicidal
is 82 percent decrease in suicidal
is 82 percent decrease in suicidal thoughts as I said anyone suffering from
thoughts as I said anyone suffering from
thoughts as I said anyone suffering from war trauma post-traumatic stress has
war trauma post-traumatic stress has
war trauma post-traumatic stress has suicidal thoughts
suicidal thoughts
suicidal thoughts I would like to share with you briefly
I would like to share with you briefly
I would like to share with you briefly three stories of veterans and I could
three stories of veterans and I could
three stories of veterans and I could give you hundreds john mater MARSOC
give you hundreds john mater MARSOC
give you hundreds john mater MARSOC Marine Special Forces one of the best
Marine Special Forces one of the best
Marine Special Forces one of the best snipers in our military john was shot
snipers in our military john was shot
snipers in our military john was shot nine times on three different occasions
nine times on three different occasions
nine times on three different occasions three different appointments three
three different appointments three
three different appointments three different times he was shot nine times
different times he was shot nine times
different times he was shot nine times three purple hearts that’s not what took
three purple hearts that’s not what took
three purple hearts that’s not what took him out of the military post-traumatic
him out of the military post-traumatic
him out of the military post-traumatic stress did he could no longer do his job
stress did he could no longer do his job
stress did he could no longer do his job but he had to retire he came home he
but he had to retire he came home he
but he had to retire he came home he felt like a failure as the last result
felt like a failure as the last result
felt like a failure as the last result he came to k-9s for warriors and we
he came to k-9s for warriors and we
he came to k-9s for warriors and we placed him with Sir Winston he doesn’t
placed him with Sir Winston he doesn’t
placed him with Sir Winston he doesn’t call him sir I do
today John owns three martial arts
today John owns three martial arts studios they’ve had two more children
studios they’ve had two more children
studios they’ve had two more children and he’s an advocate for service dogs
and he’s an advocate for service dogs
and he’s an advocate for service dogs for veterans suffering like he did Alex
for veterans suffering like he did Alex
for veterans suffering like he did Alex entered the army young kind of didn’t
entered the army young kind of didn’t
entered the army young kind of didn’t really know what he was getting into got
really know what he was getting into got
really know what he was getting into got deployed on his third deployment he was
deployed on his third deployment he was
deployed on his third deployment he was outside the Green Zone and Baghdad he
outside the Green Zone and Baghdad he
outside the Green Zone and Baghdad he was in a vehicle called an MRAP this is
was in a vehicle called an MRAP this is
was in a vehicle called an MRAP this is what an MRAP looks like sort of like a
what an MRAP looks like sort of like a
what an MRAP looks like sort of like a Humvee his gunnery sergeant was training
Humvee his gunnery sergeant was training
Humvee his gunnery sergeant was training him to go out in this MRAP and there was
him to go out in this MRAP and there was
him to go out in this MRAP and there was an overpass and he said Alex when we get
an overpass and he said Alex when we get
an overpass and he said Alex when we get to that overpass I want you to swerve
to that overpass I want you to swerve
to that overpass I want you to swerve the MRAP back and forth because the
the MRAP back and forth because the
the MRAP back and forth because the insurgents would drop bombs on him Alex
insurgents would drop bombs on him Alex
insurgents would drop bombs on him Alex did what he was told the next thing he
did what he was told the next thing he
did what he was told the next thing he knew his gunnery sergeants head was
knew his gunnery sergeants head was
knew his gunnery sergeants head was severed at the neck there was a thin
severed at the neck there was a thin
severed at the neck there was a thin wire unbeknownst to our military that
wire unbeknownst to our military that
wire unbeknownst to our military that decapitated the gunnery sergeant that’s
decapitated the gunnery sergeant that’s
decapitated the gunnery sergeant that’s not something you can unsee that’s not
not something you can unsee that’s not
not something you can unsee that’s not something you can never forget we placed
something you can never forget we placed
something you can never forget we placed Alex one of my favorite dogs skip it was
Alex one of my favorite dogs skip it was
Alex one of my favorite dogs skip it was a rescued Labradoodle
a rescued Labradoodle
a rescued Labradoodle today alex is married his two amazing
today alex is married his two amazing
today alex is married his two amazing children and he and skipper going back
children and he and skipper going back
children and he and skipper going back to school and he’ll graduate next year
to school and he’ll graduate next year
to school and he’ll graduate next year and finally Melissa when she came to US
and finally Melissa when she came to US
and finally Melissa when she came to US Army she was so badly broken
Army she was so badly broken
Army she was so badly broken she had isolated from her family she
she had isolated from her family she
she had isolated from her family she couldn’t engage with her children she
couldn’t engage with her children she
couldn’t engage with her children she and her husband were ready to break up
and her husband were ready to break up
and her husband were ready to break up she never left the house
she never left the house
she never left the house but worst she stuttered so badly that
but worst she stuttered so badly that
but worst she stuttered so badly that when she came to us I couldn’t even
when she came to us I couldn’t even
when she came to us I couldn’t even understand her she couldn’t get her own
understand her she couldn’t get her own
understand her she couldn’t get her own name out so he paired her with Chauncey
name out so he paired her with Chauncey
name out so he paired her with Chauncey a beautiful rescue golden and in two
a beautiful rescue golden and in two
a beautiful rescue golden and in two weeks
weeks
weeks Melissa was speaking normally she was so
Melissa was speaking normally she was so
Melissa was speaking normally she was so elated her children were elated she was
elated her children were elated she was
elated her children were elated she was able to call them on the phone and say I
able to call them on the phone and say I
able to call them on the phone and say I love you today they’ve graduated college
love you today they’ve graduated college
love you today they’ve graduated college Chauncey actually did a little better in
Chauncey actually did a little better in
Chauncey actually did a little better in school than she did no surprise we have
school than she did no surprise we have
school than she did no surprise we have excellent dog trainers but melissa has
excellent dog trainers but melissa has
excellent dog trainers but melissa has graduated with honors at college so did
graduated with honors at college so did
graduated with honors at college so did Chauncey they march down the aisle
Chauncey they march down the aisle
Chauncey they march down the aisle together and she’s now has an amazing
together and she’s now has an amazing
together and she’s now has an amazing life thanks to her dog since the
life thanks to her dog since the
life thanks to her dog since the military is an all voluntary force and
military is an all voluntary force and
military is an all voluntary force and they’re going through multiple
they’re going through multiple
they’re going through multiple deployments 16 years and we’re seeing 22
deployments 16 years and we’re seeing 22
deployments 16 years and we’re seeing 22 22 suicides a day and it’s as I recap
22 suicides a day and it’s as I recap
22 suicides a day and it’s as I recap post-traumatic stress as a result of
post-traumatic stress as a result of
post-traumatic stress as a result of trauma
trauma
trauma what is the VA doing about this
what is the VA doing about this
what is the VA doing about this well intense therapy works for some but
well intense therapy works for some but
well intense therapy works for some but it’s not working well enough what’s the
it’s not working well enough what’s the
it’s not working well enough what’s the next thing they do they give them
next thing they do they give them
next thing they do they give them prescriptions when that fails they give
prescriptions when that fails they give
prescriptions when that fails they give them more prescriptions and when all
them more prescriptions and when all
them more prescriptions and when all else fails let’s give them a few more
else fails let’s give them a few more
else fails let’s give them a few more prescriptions the average we see is 14 a
prescriptions the average we see is 14 a
prescriptions the average we see is 14 a day
day
day I had one warrior on 44 medications
I had one warrior on 44 medications
I had one warrior on 44 medications today and he’d never been shot so the
today and he’d never been shot so the
today and he’d never been shot so the military teaches them how to go to war
military teaches them how to go to war
military teaches them how to go to war but tragically because of the multiple
but tragically because of the multiple
but tragically because of the multiple Wars these kids are not being taught how
Wars these kids are not being taught how
Wars these kids are not being taught how to come home so our mission is to save
to come home so our mission is to save
to come home so our mission is to save their life our mission is to get them
their life our mission is to get them
their life our mission is to get them back into civilian life with dignity and
back into civilian life with dignity and
back into civilian life with dignity and independence they deserve that but more
independence they deserve that but more
independence they deserve that but more has to be done more agencies need to
has to be done more agencies need to
has to be done more agencies need to follow our pact they need to follow our
follow our pact they need to follow our
follow our pact they need to follow our lead and save more lives of our nation’s
lead and save more lives of our nation’s
lead and save more lives of our nation’s greatest asset our military but back to
greatest asset our military but back to
greatest asset our military but back to my son who I so worried would be one of
my son who I so worried would be one of
my son who I so worried would be one of those 22 he’s now president of canines
those 22 he’s now president of canines
those 22 he’s now president of canines for warriors he has helped trained over
for warriors he has helped trained over
for warriors he has helped trained over 400 dogs he has helped saved over 400
400 dogs he has helped saved over 400
400 dogs he has helped saved over 400 lives I’d like you to meet Brett and his
lives I’d like you to meet Brett and his
lives I’d like you to meet Brett and his service dog Reagan Brett
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