Eric Herrera Is Speaking

Eric Herrera was 19 years old when he entered the military. It was at the height of the war in Iraq, and Eric was deployed to Baghdad where he was a combat engineer trained to detect IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) on the streets among the trash. During his time in Iraq, Eric was faced with some harrowing experiences, some horrifying losses, and trauma that was often too painful to discuss. Until he found his own therapy - writing. 

We hear about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in our service members often, but you don’t find many people who are willing to talk about their own PTSD from combat. Well, we found Eric. And we are so grateful that we did and that he trusted us with his story. 

We offer a lot of lip service to being grateful to those who serve. But we need to actually do more - more resources, more tools. People who literally put their lives on the line for the rest of us deserve more than lip service. And everyone deserves to live a full life, with a plan for the future. 

Eric Herrera has written a book about his experience in the military, and uses podcasts and other appearances to spread awareness of PTSD, and connect with other veterans who often cannot share their trauma with others. After you listen to his story on I Am Speaking, go buy his book (available on Amazon, or ask a local bookseller for it!):

”A Bomb Hunters Story: My Life Clearing the Roads of Iraq” by Eric Herrera