Veteran Anthony Longo fully realizes the internal battles Many of the veterans Facing a long period after leaving the fighting area. He has also suffered a recovery that could come from the presence of a “best friend of a man” as a companion.
For this reason Longo, who served in Fallujah, Iraq, and got Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe tournament medal in Afghanistan, the Warriors Foundation, was founded in 2016 with the task of helping their old warrior colleagues to recover.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Longo explained that instead of relying only on medicines or a single approach that suits everyone in treatment, his primary sewing for old warriors is interested in consulting, well -being declines, and a truly unique treatment called “cognitive rehabilitation K9”.
Through the Warriors Choice K9 rehabilitation program, the group coincides with the old warriors with the Beegian Malinois service that has been specially raised and trained to help people with post -traumatic disorder and other mental health challenges related to fighting.
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Through the Warriors Choice K9 for rehabilitation, the group coincides with the old warriors with service dogs that have been particularly raised and training to help people with post -traumatic disorder and other mental health challenges related to fighting. (Photo of the National Guard of the American Army by SPC.
Since 2018, Warriors Choice 72 has helped the veterans and match 46 with their service dog.
The group has even gave birth to a service dog named “Trump,” Who said Longo is the “best” and the most difficult to abandon it. Trump, the service dog is now a 20 -year -old companion Special operations The veteran said, Longo said he was “blessed” to be part of “what this dog helped him to this man.”
“You see a full life that moves 180 degrees to a new direction,” he said. “He is the best friend of a man for some reason. I can appreciate my dog sometimes more than humans. To get this contact and the ability to work through complex issues together, it was appropriate.”
While the K9 treatment program is not for everyone, Longo said it has witnessed incredible results, as it turned the lives of old warriors.
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In the picture on the left and the right is Trump’s service dog. Longo said Trump was the “best” and most difficult to abandon him.
He was sitting before him during the interview, his private K9, “Bourbon”, who said he “set the tone” on his healing journey as well as laying the foundation for the K9’s Warriors Choice.
“This dynamic between the therapist and dogs, I think it adds just a feeling of more responsibility behind ourselves,” he explained. “There are times when I wanted to leave completely alone and isolate it and do not have to do anything, but someone should take out the dog. Someone must put food on the table.
Moreover, Longo explained that Bourbon helped him get a “real understanding of what I should do myself.”
Although Longo said that combating issues such as veteran Post -shock and suicide disorder He explained that “an attempt to move a mountain,” explained that the need could not be more urgent. According to Warriors, old warriors are 1.5 times more likely to die in suicide.
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A Warriors Choice Foundation Service Dog in Action. “At the end of the day, you are not here for yourself, you are here for your brother.” “You are here to provide someone with an opportunity and an opportunity to help.”
Longo said: “At the end of the day, you are not for yourself, you are here for your brother.”
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“You are here to provide someone with an opportunity and an opportunity to help. All you have to do is just seize, clinging, and to provide your best effort in helping him in the time of need because you were there with them. You understand what looks like you are in these situations.
“I will not be able to do this unless there is a success involved in it. This sees men staying outside the ground.”
Longo urged any of the old warriors struggling with post -shock disorder to communicate, saying: “We will be happy to communicate with you and help you set what will be the best path and direction forward.”
