Veteran, United States Army
Disabled Army Veteran, who understands first-hand the challenges of injury in the military. I was able to end my enlistment in September 1997. This did not come easy as Paul wanted to fight through his injuries. He ended back in the hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning from smoke inhalation.
He saw first-hand how important equipment was to maintain and do whatever was needed to be battle ready. Of course this is important, but this puts soldiers at risk. Soldiers lacked preventive medicine at non-combat duty stations… I am not talking during a deployment this was stateside and other non-combat duty stations. If a piece of equipment had to be replaced that could be millions of dollars. If a soldier died, that life was replaceable.
His battle then turned into trying to receive quality care at the VA. This fight was and has been as hard as the fight in the Army.
Thankfully I am not a Gold Star Parent, however, I have lost a daughter and know the pain of losing a child. We as Americans can do a much better job in maintaining our members of the military just like we maintain the equipment they depend on.
As a Veteran, Paul received a degree in Automotive and diesel repair, along with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He currently travels throughout the United States teaching technicians. As Paul travels, he connects with veterans from all over the country. Many Veterans need help, and he assists where he can by sharing his own unfortunate experiences, and the many others I have met over the years to help spread awareness of what we need to do to protect our military.
