Send us a text We trace Haley’s path from Navy Master-at-Arms to K9 handler, through injury, loss, and COVID isolation, and into a Skillbridge placement at an equine nonprofit that helped her reframe control, connection, and purpose. Candid stories of hypervigilance, TBI questions, therapy wins, and the reality of starting over as a single mom sharpen a hopeful blueprint for transition. • choosing the Navy and MA route amid height and weight assumptions • earning the leash, certification pre...
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Send us a text We trace Haley’s path from Navy Master-at-Arms to K9 handler, through injury, loss, and COVID isolation, and into a Skillbridge placement at an equine nonprofit that helped her reframe control, connection, and purpose. Candid stories of hypervigilance, TBI questions, therapy wins, and the reality of starting over as a single mom sharpen a hopeful blueprint for transition. • choosing the Navy and MA route amid height and weight assumptions • earning the leash, certification pre...
Ep. 62 - Bob: From High School Drop Out at 16 to Vietnam At 17 to The Streets For 18 Years to Saving Veterans
The VetsConnection Podcast
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Ep. 62 - Bob: From High School Drop Out at 16 to Vietnam At 17 to The Streets For 18 Years to Saving Veterans
Send us a text A veteran’s life arcs from a 17-year-old paratrooper in Vietnam to 18 years on New York streets, to a late-life mission rescuing fellow veterans. Raw scenes of war, failed recovery, homelessness, and hard-earned redemption shape a clear path to purpose. • early enlistment, jump school, 1962 Vietnam operations • traumatic recoveries, Saigon bombing aftermath • post-war collapse, suicide attempt, coma • marriage under strain, untreated PTSD • walking into homelessness, survival ...
The VetsConnection Podcast
Send us a text We trace Haley’s path from Navy Master-at-Arms to K9 handler, through injury, loss, and COVID isolation, and into a Skillbridge placement at an equine nonprofit that helped her reframe control, connection, and purpose. Candid stories of hypervigilance, TBI questions, therapy wins, and the reality of starting over as a single mom sharpen a hopeful blueprint for transition. • choosing the Navy and MA route amid height and weight assumptions • earning the leash, certification pre...
