PTSD & Traumatic Brain Injury: Season I
We often learn about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from watching the news and movies, making our experience of these challenges more stereotypical than lived. In this series, Marines and Soldiers tell their story of PTSD and TBI – how they got it, how it has changed their personalities and outlooks, and what they are doing to persevere and even thrive.
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Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID
Directed by Silvia Turchin
Bobby served in the United States Army for 10 years in a CID unit. During that time, he was deployed once to Iraq in September 2006, where he developed PTSD.
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Scott Castle: Battle of Falujah
Directed by Silvia Turchin
Scott Castle served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. While assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division he served three combat tours in Iraq, including the First and Second Battles of Fallujah.
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Julie Mendez: From PTSD to Art
Directed by Silvia Turchin
Julie Mendez served in the Iraq War. Finding herself on convoys engaging insurgents, she came to question the reason why so many Iraqi found the Americans as invaders rather than liberators. She turned to art to recover from her experiences.
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Casey Conklin: Ranger Battalion
Directed by Adan Pulido
Casey Conklin joined the 3rd Ranger Battalion as a medic, because he always believed they were the toughest group around. After his experience in the Battle of Mosul in Iraq and receiving his Ranger tab, he doesn't question how tough he is. After returning home, he finds ...
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Joel Hunt: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Directed by Valerie Soe
Joel Hunt served as a combat engineer from 1998-2007, with multiple tours in Iraq. While there, he endured more than 15 roadside bombs, and experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Today, with the help of his dog, Barrett, he uses sports to push through the challenges ...
