“All we wanted to know was who the bad guys were. But nobody knew. We were getting picked off one by one and we couldn’t find the bad guys. Some guy who was helping you during the day might kill you at night. The enemy didn’t wear uniforms. Far more innocent people got hurt than anyone else. It wasn’t malicious. It was just legitimately confusing situations. When you’re driving to a meeting and a car bomb explodes, suddenly every car looks like a bomb. And you’re surrounded by cars. And anybody could have a suicide vest. And you’re surrounded by people. It was threat overload. And it was mentally exhausting."
There are nearly 2.5 million post-9/11 veterans in the United States.
In August, Humans of New York partnered with Headstrong project and shared stories of American veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The HONY series is here.
And this is where you can learn more about Headstrong.
It's a veteran founded organization whose mission is to cut the red tape and give top notch care to those who seek it.
Free of cost, free of bureaucracy.
If you are looking for a way to give back today, this is a great organization to support.
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