This episode features Ben King. He was in the United States Army Reserve and served in Iraq.
Some of the topics we discuss: Ben shares about the part 9/11 played in his joining the Army. We talk about his time in PSYOP and what kind of missions he was doing in Iraq. Ben talks about the roadside bomb attack that wounded him and what type of weapon was used against his Humvee. Ben shares about coming home and how after the initial excitement of being home settles some of the issues he started to face. Ben shares about two of the things that helped him, Mindfulness meditation and yoga. Ben also talks about giving his Purple Heart for his mother to keep. He talks about how he is spreading the word on what helped him and all of the things he is doing on his group Armor Down and Mindful Memorial Day.