David Sharpe, companionsforheroes.org/, just sent out an amazing message from a veteran the organization has helped. It reads : I was a Marine Infantryman in 1/2 Charlie Company, 4th Platoon. I deployed once to Iraq in 2008 and to Afghanistan in 2010. During the deployment to Afghanistan, I was blown up seven times from IEDs while on foot patrol. The specific Area of Responsibility we operated in was called Karamunda. Out of the seven IED exposures, I endured severe concussions, and one of those IED blast (May 22, 2010) I took shrapnel and was unconscious for days. During that tour of duty I received a Purple Heart and a Navy Achievement Medal with Combat Valor. Then two months ago, I applied to C4H and was guided by David Jurado (Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran) at C4H as to what to look for in a dog/pup and adopted one (Bandit). I have been much, much happier since Bandit has come in to my life -- my temperament has noticeably improved, I am less depressed and when Im with Bandit, he keeps me grounded and distracting me from negative memories that I put in a lot of effort to forget. Bandit and I have not yet started service training, however, I am optimistic about how it will turn out because of the confidence I have in the C4H staff since many of them are disabled veterans and also have service dogs obtained from shelters. Thank you all and Happy Veterans Day, Patrick Muse
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:34:46 +0000
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