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Air Force Veteran. Founder of Code Of Vets. Oct 2017-Aug 2025. COV served 8K+ veterans raised nearly $8M. We did a lot on a 2% budget.
Apr 14, 2020 8 tweets 2 min read
Veterans Experience Loss On So Many Levels: Read Thread

The many vets we speak with mourn loss in many ways. Be it combat buddy loss, the emotional loss of time in service and miss having a purpose. Be it the loss of friendships, support and closeness of being in the military. Most of those we speak to have loss right here in the physical sense as well. They have lost custody or don't see their kids, have lost a spouse or three, don't have relationships with their family members and long time childhood friends and