associates. It's a safe haven

for wounded warriors suffering

from combat related PTSD

veterans are able to connect

with staff and peers who know

what it's like to fight past

demons today we're honoring

veterans who risk their lives

for our lives the price some of

them paid was it mental health

amongst other things here's a

story of army veteran sergeant

Tetrick Bates who is all too

familiar with the darkness after

service. For them the war in

Missouri also- Kurdistan in

Afghanistan. This is you know I

saw a lot over there. More than

I can bear it to town as a so

got it overcome those fears or

was it was- album for me going

around you know- clearing

villages current roles because

of the come again Junior we will

go out first and- we have to

make sure that there was a clear

no bombs no become ID's- all the

world. And just every time I

went out to while at the White

House. The fear gaming you know. And I had to learn how to use

their fear. To a complete the-

when I don't know I mean I was I

was just bubbly person you know-

my personality I had brought

person that- once I came back

from deployment. That went away

I was on alert- I had to face

war itself- in lone oak and that

changed my outlook on life. You

know- I felt like everybody's

out to give me I felt like- the

all majors. Took me from being a

soldier tell me this and I did a

lot of this is. In all the New

World. This is a Saudi based as

all the news you know and- and I

had to come back in the two.

That was very difficult for me

you know and I have to found

other outlets to help cope with

it. Because I didn't at the time

I didn't have nobody to talk to

about. And that was you know

from drugs alcohol. And the-

industry's live you know- he

became a point where I was told

I said it was just. Me and my

room is. One of the drugs and

know anything else. Now when I

got out it was like what is a

month to. Allow I have no

purpose now to the grace of god

you know because I could do it

alone. I was not able to do that

on my own- me going in and out

of a- jail- me losing. Every and

anyone that I love. And B.

straight going to his deep dark

was incarcerated- I lived in

late. I can I can I can we

continue to do this I need to

mail. You know does well when

they when they voted to me was

like do you want to cancel the

vehicle. A little gives me. You

know in. Don't get me wrong when

I first got here I was not leave

I was not for it I didn't know

he was like these changes come

too fast. But I have gained a

Garanti bank. I was around like

minded people while the

soldiers. And day. Is self. Gave

me the drive to continues will

push into. To B. com sold.

Regain my purpose- it's been a

it's been on. A journey of the

city is going to join your book.

How will I when. I would do is I

would do is do my life over

again I would change nothing

because it made me. Get a drive

to want to do that. And the

we're- doing it is a community.

I'm not by myself- I have gained

. Relationship that with certain

kids life. And I of Campbell

and- we go to the refusing

counseling and just me saying I

the time I listened to a

message. That's why some of. And

I'm okay with- now this day and