Have you heard about this Marine Vet who Overcame His PTSD And Rediscovered His Sense Of Purpose?

Have you heard about this Marine Vet who Overcame His PTSD And Rediscovered His Sense Of Purpose?

A Marine vet writes about how he overcame his struggle with PTSD and rediscovered a sense of purpose.

http://taskandpurpose.com/this-marine-vet-overcame-his-ptsd-and-rediscovered-his-sense-of-purpose/

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It was after the Sept. 11 terror attacks that I first felt an obligation to serve my country. It was the fall of my senior year and my high school in north Jersey had a clear line of sight to the Manhattan skyline.

However, it wasn’t until my senior year of college at Rutgers University that I began taking steps toward joining the military. That process that would eventually lead me to serve as an active-duty Marine Corps infantry officer from 2007-2012.

I was a part of a mission that was bigger than me and it felt awesome.

I deployed to Afghanistan with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines in 2009 and again in 2011. While my training prepared me for war, I was not prepared to handle the guilt I would feel over the injuries and lives lost under my command.