Ross D. Bryant

“We've had 5,000 graduates, but we've also had 10 suicides.”

“Isolated and distressed and under high anxiety, usually alcohol involved, and this deep despair because they weren't part of a community.”

“I'm at 80%. I still have a job and I'm still working and I'm still mentally having a sense of purpose helping other vets.”

“Having a sense of purpose is the key for any Veteran to thrive.”

“We're all mission focused. We were raised in the service to be mission focused. What's the mission today?”

“Some kid joins the National Guard because he was told school's free, and now the Guard isn't getting documents for that Guard member.”

“I hand out my cell phone and I say, ‘Now look dude, you can call me anytime, day or night. I mean it.’ Because we had 10 suicides.”

“If you got messed up, you came home and your family dealt with it. And then out of camaraderie, they started hanging out together.”

“You are not alone. There’s a lot of people to help you tap into the benefits you deserve, the benefits you’ve earned.”

“You deserve to have the life, the American dream that everyone else is doing. You deserve it probably even more than most.”