An Invitation to Hear Army Veteran Matthew Pennington - From Jim Lewis

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From: <ejlchas@aol.com>
Date: Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Subject: From Jim Lewis
To: skykershner@gmail.com


Hello, Sky.

I sure would appreciate it if you would post this on the CARLA network e-mail page, and circulate it among counselors.

Thanks!

Jim
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An Invitation to Hear Army Veteran Matthew Pennington

 

After growing up in Maine and Texas, Matthew Pennington joined the Army at age 17, where he served for six years with three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the age of 23, while driving a Humvee, a roadside bomb destroyed his left leg, shattered his right leg, and scorched his lungs. Honorably discharged from the army, he left Walter Reed Army Hospital Center after months of treatment and returned home to Maine. 

 

Medication and therapy did not relieve his anxiety. Perpetually angry, post-traumatic stress drove him deeper into his depression and alcohol, and threatened to end his marriage. But the story does not end there. He has emerged with a message of hope.

 

Mr. Pennington will be in Charleston to screen a short film in which he plays the role of a returning veteran home from war. It will be followed by his talk and conversation.

 

When: Thursday, May 24

Where: The Baptist Temple (Morris & Quarrier Streets in Charleston)

Time: 7:00 pm

 

You can read his story in a front-page New York Times article. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/us/acting-helps-soldier-cope-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder.html?pagewanted=all

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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