Today would have been Joe Biel's birthday.
His family turned that loss into National PTSD Awareness Day, June 27th.
PTSD is not weakness. It is the cost of service.
🆘 Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988, press 1
#NationalPTSDAwarenessDay#HonorJoeBiel#Mission22
Every Friday we wear red. As a promise.
R.E.D. Remember Everyone Deployed.
They don't get a day off. They don't get to come home yet. Wearing red is the least we can do.
Tag someone who has served or is currently serving.
#RedFriday#RememberEveryoneDeployed#Mission22
A good day doesn't mean you're fixed.
A bad day doesn't mean you've failed.
Healing isn't linear. You are not back at the start. You are in the middle of something real.
Save this for the next bad day.
#Mission22#PTSDTruths#VeteranMentalHealth#PTSDAwarenessMonth#22ADay
Shauna "Doc" Springer has spent two decades earning the trust of warfighters and first responders, and uses that trust to challenge what is not working in suicide prevention.
Mission 22 is proud to call her a fellow advocate in this fight.
#Mission22#VeteranMentalHealth#PTSD
This flag has been carried into every storm.
By those who never stopped believing in it.
Happy National Flag Day. And happy 251st birthday to the United States Army. 🇺🇸
#Mission22#NationalFlagDay#ArmyBirthday#22ADay
Honored to attend the dedication and grand opening of the Carolina Museum of the Marine in Jacksonville, NC.
A landmark built to preserve the legacy, sacrifice, and service of Marines and Sailors connected to the Carolinas.
#Mission22#USMC#HonorTheFallen#SemperFi
Nobody talks about this part of healing.
Missing who you were before all of it. That grief is real.
You can miss who you used to be and still be healing. Both things are true.
Save this for the days it feels like both cannot be true at the same time.
#Mission22#22ADay
The month is almost over. The mission is not.
6 days left in May. Every mile logged before May 31 raises funds for Veterans battling PTSD.
Run. Walk. Hike. Ruck. No pace required. Free to join.
🔗 https://t.co/9cQX4y1sjo
#Mission22#BornPrimitive#VeteranMentalHealth#22ADay
Mission 22 began with 22 steel leaves.
Each one representing a Veteran lost to suicide every day.
While it was being built Veterans stopped and talked. Healing happened in real time.
Memorials for the fallen. And for the living.
#Mission22#VeteranSuicideAwareness
This is not a hashtag. This is a war.
22 Veterans a day. Some studies say 44.
The number is debated. The tragedy never has been.
We are united in this fight.
Join us. 🔗 https://t.co/ob0WaZ1Ftt
#Mission22#22ADay#VeteranSuicideAwareness
Some of the most dangerous things said about Veteran suicide are said by people who care.
Two myths. Two truths. Lives depend on knowing the difference.
If you or a Veteran you know is struggling, don't wait. Get help now.
#Mission22#VeteranSuicideAwareness#MythVsTruth#22ADay
Mile 11. Desert heat. Inner voice screaming to stop.
David kept moving because he was representing 22.
1:57:51. New PR. 13.14 miles. 8:58 pace.
That is the Apex Crew. Are you made for more?
🔗 https://t.co/QJxL35126P
#Mission22#ApexCrew#VeteranAthletes#22ADay
May 16 is Armed Forces Day.
Not Veterans. Not fallen heroes.
The ones out there right now. Today.
Mission 22 honors every single one of them.
🔗 https://t.co/ob0WaZ1Ftt
#ArmedForcesDay#Mission22#SupportOurTroops