You Are Not Alone: Michael Matthew's Journey from Isolation to Purpose

Tonight, U.S. Army veteran Michael Matthews shares a story of service, survival, isolation & the connection that helped change the direction of his life.

Michael served three deployments to the Middle East. During a mission in Mosul, Iraq, he was severely injured in an attack. He awoke two weeks later in a hospital in Germany with a broken jaw, severe burns & injuries that required months of physical therapy. He also returned home with a traumatic brain injury & PTSD.

As Michael withdrew from others, a chance encounter with a fellow veteran led him to a Wounded Warrior Project event. That first step helped him rediscover the camaraderie he had been missing. Today, Michael shares his story and mentors other wounded warriors so they understand they are not alone.

As Suicide Prevention Awareness Month comes to a close, we’ll discuss what it will take to end veteran suicide and what each of us can do to support veterans throughout the year.
Listen tonight at 9p CST/10p EST and subscribe to The Mark White Show podcast on your favorite platform.

Learn more at WoundedWarriorProject.org/preventsuicide.

Veterans and their loved ones can reach the Veterans Crisis Line by dialing 988 and pressing 1 or texting 838255.

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