Bob
Bob is an Iraq war veteran from California, who is dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He was a Navy reservist working in management when he was called for duty in 2002. In Iraq, he provided protection for a military chaplain.
Bob was involved in the Battle of Nasiriyah, one of the first major battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the same city in which Private Jessica Lynch was captured. His experience following this battle triggered his PTSD. He saw a male civilian...
Warren
Warren is a Vietnam veteran who suffered for 35 years with PTSD, receiving limited help from the VA and using anti-depressants which didn’t work. He self-medicated with drugs, alcohol, and abuse of crack and cocaine. He used these drugs to avoid going to sleep because of the terrifying dreams he experienced.
During the Iraq war he saw a flyer advertising treatment for PTSD at the University of Pennsylvania and began the program. Part of the therapy involved voluntarily recalling the scenes that caused his PTSD. ...
Amy Fairweather
Amy Fairweather, Director of Policy for Swords to Plowshares and Program Director of the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans (CIAV), is an attorney specializing in military and veteran policy. Swords to Plowshares provides housing, mental health services, employment and training and transitional counseling to veterans. Ms. Fairweather is engaged in local, state and national advocacy on behalf of OIF/OEF veterans and their families.
Pat
Col. Sweeney is currently serving as the Deputy Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership as well as Director of the Eisenhower Leader Development Program at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
He is responsible for assisting in the oversight of the Psychology, Sociology, Leadership, and Management programs at West Point and directing a graduate program in Organizational Psychology administered jointly with Columbia University.
He is a Colonel with over twenty-six years of military service. He served in tactical assignments worldwide,...