Austin Summers: Overcoming Afghanistan and finding community

Story co-produced with Daniel Reid When people think of veterans, they think of people like Tom Baker. Yet combat trauma does not discriminate based on age. Austin Summers is a 25-year-old combat veteran. He served in Afghanistan for roughly six months and lost three of his friends.  Austin enlisted in October 2016 and shipped out […]

The untold stories of PTSD: The veteran community at WCU speaks about their military experiences

Story co-produced with Daniel Reid Many holidays are set aside to honor, remember and celebrate the courage of military members, active, retired and reserves.  From the civilian perspective, these holidays are three-day weekends off of work, cookouts with family and days to party.  For the military community, these holidays have a deeper meaning. Memorial Day […]