I sit down with former 1-23INF Infantryman Daniel Hernandez. Daniel did 2 deployments to Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, NY. We talk about life after the military, raising chickens, and the struggles veterans face. If you are a veteran experiencing suicidal thoughts please call someone. Or call the Veteran Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Dial 988 to get immediate help.
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23 Aug 2023
061- Jesse Crosson Gets a Second Chance
Jesse Crosson:
After 19 years in prison,
I got a second chance...
In 2002, I found cocaine. Combined with alcohol and insecurity I quickly went from a kid graduating high school to strung out and barely hanging on.
Just after my 18th birthday I committed a robbery and separate shooting. I was rightly arrested and remember feeling a huge sense of relief that someone had stopped me because I hadn't been able to stop myself.
The upper range of the sentencing guideline was 16 years. The judge sentenced me to double that, 32 years.
I was crushed. But I got back up. With the benefit of great love and support, I put my life together in prison. I mentored other men, earned a Bachelor's degree, became a journeyman electrician, wrote articles for publication and found a way forward.
Website: https://jessecrosson.com/
Second Chancer Foundation:
Each year in America more than 600,000 people are released from state and federal prison. Millions serve shorter periods in local jails. After release, they return to incarceration at one of the highest rates in the world. Periods of incarceration do little to address the issues and unmet needs that often lead people to prison in the first place and often add further trauma. We seek to humanize the experience of reentry and drive both awareness and resources toward the process. This benefits the individuals as well as society at large. The world is much better served when people are out working, acting as parents and siblings, paying taxes and contributing to their communities.
Website: https://second-chancer.org/
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7 Jun 2023
060- Adam Ramsey From Basic Training Straight to Afghanistan
Adam Ramsey was an infantryman with the 1-32INF Battalion out of Fort Drum, NY. We talk about life before the military, deployment, and life after the military.
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