Today, we salute Army Veteran Jamie Benjamin. Statistically, about 20 Veterans take their own lives every day. Jamie came close to becoming one of those statistics. She enlisted in the Army in 2007 before deploying to Afghanistan as a religious affairs specialist from 2012 to 2013. When Jamie returned home, she said she wasn’t the same. Her PTSD caused her to be distraught in public and hyperventilating with anxiety. She wouldn’t go anywhere to do anything; she kept herself pretty isolated and became depressed. That all changed thanks to K9s for Warriors who paired her with her service dog Decon, who Jamie credits for changing her life. Jamie is now an ambassador for K9s For Warriors. She also attends Coppin State University, studying rehab services with the goal of helping disabled veterans. Thank you for sharing your story, Jamie, and THANK YOU for your service.
