Master Sargent Tad Steckler served in the United States Army for 22 years as an explosives specialist in Panama, Iraq, Korea, and Afghanistan. Twenty-two years of repeated exposure to high-intensity blasts took its toll on Tad physically and mentally. Read more...
Multiple combat tours left U.S. Army Sergeant Thomas Kent barely able to walk and struggling with the hallmark symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Operation Mend helped him get back to hiking with his kids.Read more...