Watching your brother/sister's back - helping fellow Servicemembers and Veterans

SgtMaj James Kuiken — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 05:48:51 -0500

A lot of Servicemembers and Veterans are having a tough time with PTS and/or TBI. It's not just the "young" ones, many Senior (age and position) folks are too. We need to fully embrace these issues and de-stigmatize someone reaching out for help. 22 (or even 1) Servicemembers/Veterans killing themselves every day is too high a price to pay to stay silent about this. Step up and ask for help, or step up and reach out to someone in trouble - do not let this enemy win because of false pride or unjustified shame.

To all my family, friends, colleagues and those who support Veterans and others with PTS - watch this clip, and see why I came to K9s For Warriors. My new best buddy, Freedom, has already started changing my life.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/01/17/he-saved-my-life-vet-says-service-dog-helps-him-overcome-ptsd-brain-injury

'He Saved My Life': Service Dog Helps Vet Overcome PTSD, Brain Injury

U.S. Marine Corp Cpt. Jason Haag (Ret.) and his German shepherd, Axel, appeared on "Fox and Friends Weekend" this morning to discuss the importance of service dogs to our veterans.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 21 at 2015 6:02 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:02:37 -0500

Thank you for the information and glad it is working for you. I will be checking the organization out for possible donations.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 21 at 2015 6:14 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:14:49 -0500

I know a guy in SC that has one of these dogs. At first I was wondering what a dog can do to help but when I saw his anxiety level rise the dog took over and calmed him down quickly. I though that it was amazing.