Joe “Doc” Worley

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy corpsman, Bronze Star with valor, Purple Heart

The story

“September 17th, 2004, I was hit with a roadside bomb while I was running to assist a vehicle that had been disabled by another bomb on an overpass.”
Hear it at 7:06
“When I got blown up, I remember everything.”
Hear it at 7:36
“It was like ice cold water in the face for me. It just got me rolling.”
Hear it at 8:27
“If it can go smooth for anybody, it went smooth for me. And it's still the hardest thing that I've ever done.”
Hear it at 11:16
“As great as it is to put Veterans up on pedestals, that’s not what we need. I need to be wanted. I need to be needed.”
Hear it at 13:37
“PTSD, it is a survival mechanism. And if you're in control of PTSD, it reminds you to double check your doors.”
Hear it at 15:22
“I love sharing my story because I represent people that don’t have the voice that I have, and it’s given me purpose again.”
Hear it at 20:14
“What a blessing that is, to find something that matters again when you get out of a military where you know what you're doing matters.”
Hear it at 20:23
“The fact that you build a moat around yourself and you don’t let people in is not helping you. It’s hurting you.”
Hear it at 25:56
“You're worth getting a dog. You're worth getting help. We're trained our entire time going in the military to rely on each other.”
Hear it at 25:56
“You're not taking resources away from other people by getting help. You're making it so that you can help other people.”
Hear it at 26:05