J.C , Medevac Helicopter Crewchief/Gunner, Desert Storm 1990-9,

Hi, Douglas,

Your performance was 1st class, moving, thoughtful, compassionate, and heartfelt from the very beginning to the end. Tried holding back my tears- but that didn't last long... I saw myself and my battle buddies, including my Air Force Veteran son, who had just returned from a deployment in Syria.

My war was Desert Storm 1990-91, where my service as a HUEY Medevac Helicopter Crewchief/Gunner with the US Army flying missions in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait brought my life to the brink of tragedy and had me look the face of War in the eye....the scenes of horror below my Helo. The wounded servicemen and women we aided in flight from the battlefield haunt me daily.

The same goes for two Soldiers Who accompanied me to your performance. One of my Helo Pilot - who went on to serve, sacrifice, and deploy again in 2 more wars, OEF and OIF. His son was there yesterday, too (A West Pt Graduate), and also a 2 two-deployment Warrior...he wasn't wearing his sunglasses yesterday during your performance because of the sun...He still leads Soldiers today in the Army Nat Guard and will most likely deploy again during his career - now with two small children.

Our burden and Daily struggle with the invisible wounds of war (PTS) and the physical ones are impossible to erase.

We use strategies to cope and drive on and live a life of meaning. Don't think we ever entirely heal. What you do I believe, is Cathartic, and it reinforces the will to "Never give up, never stop fighting" for inner
Peace despite our experiences.

I'm a graduate of Saveawarrior.org. Please reach out to Jake Clark, the founder - he would love to have you guide our Warriors back to a foundation of healing - I truly believe you are doing that through your performance.

God Bless you and your beautiful family -

You'll never know; words can’t express what your performance means to me!

Love and Peace,

J.C
Desert Storm Combat Veteran