A small group of combat veterans are taking a leap of faith to find their way back home.
Art can heal, if you have the courage.
“Retired Combat Marine Pat Winters must prove to the court that he's fit to be a father to his five-year-old son. Struggling to transition back into civilian life, he discovers the power of spoken word poetry to confront his trauma and find a way back home.”
Art can heal, if you have the courage.
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Based on the 3/6 Marines that fought in the Battle of Marjah (also Operation Moshtarak) in 2010.
Was the largest military operation in the history of the Afghan War. The battle endured for ten months.
US soldiers finally reclaimed the city of Marjah for the Afghan government in December, 2010.
In 2015, the city was recaptured by Taliban.
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Veterans commit suicide every single day.
(2016, Veterans Administration)
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of veterans lost to suicide receive no medical or mental health care, and nearly all veterans do not receive care from the VA.
(2019 National Veteran Suicide Data Annual Report)
We Want To Show That Art Is A Path To Healing For Our Veterans
“All of these poems that I had written are about what it feels like to come home. Each poem is like a snapshot of that journey.”
“Through photography I help others with PTSD. By sharing my experience I might be able to help others who have been through similar things.”
“I found it odd that each time I did something with art therapy I felt better because there was something tangible to point to.”
Help Us Show Veterans A Path Forward
Help us further educate friends & family on the invisible illness that is PTSD.
Art can heal, if you have the courage.