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