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UNTAMEABLE: Joe LaBranche & Mike Roberts
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Vietnam War
Transition
Non-Profits
PTS
Resiliency
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Sgt Joe LaBranche very honorable and you have a huge heart.
Meet Joe LaBranche and Michael Roberts, two Northside veterans to the rescue. These men don’t just bleed red, white and blue; they’ve made it a personal mission to reach out to others in need, refusing to leave a fellow veteran behind. The Battle Inside Former Marine Joe LaBranche of Cumming, Ga., knows these challenges firsthand. In April 1965, LaBranche became a 19-year-old machine gunner in the jungles of Vietnam, but his return home in 1967 was far from a hero’s welcome.
Within 72 hours of leaving Vietnam, he was on the streets of Detroit without a transition period, rehabilitation program or self-esteem. “I figured if I became a Marine that people would be proud of me,” LaBranche said. “To me, that was my ultimate. I’m thinking, ‘I’ll come back, people will be proud of me, people will respect me’ and it turned out to be the worst thing ever.”
Meet Joe LaBranche and Michael Roberts, two Northside veterans to the rescue. These men don’t just bleed red, white and blue; they’ve made it a personal mission to reach out to others in need, refusing to leave a fellow veteran behind. The Battle Inside Former Marine Joe LaBranche of Cumming, Ga., knows these challenges firsthand. In April 1965, LaBranche became a 19-year-old machine gunner in the jungles of Vietnam, but his return home in 1967 was far from a hero’s welcome.
Within 72 hours of leaving Vietnam, he was on the streets of Detroit without a transition period, rehabilitation program or self-esteem. “I figured if I became a Marine that people would be proud of me,” LaBranche said. “To me, that was my ultimate. I’m thinking, ‘I’ll come back, people will be proud of me, people will respect me’ and it turned out to be the worst thing ever.”
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM DSL, helping others is my best form of therapy! There is no better feeling than helping someone fight to overcome their demons and struggles and go on to be a productive and successful person. The Lord is my Healer, and I share His Word with others.
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