Stone Pony

ON AVERAGE, 22 VETERANS COMMIT SUICIDE EACH DAY, ACCORDING TO THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA (IAVA) (ABC News, Jan. 2014)TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES: MILITARY SUICIDES RISE TO A RECORD 349, TOPPING NUMBER OF TROOPS KILLED IN COMBAT (Washington Post, January 14, 2013)SUICIDE CRISIS MOUNTS FOR US SOLDIERS AND VETERANS (July 16, 2012)HOME HEADLINE NEWS TOPICS IN BRIEF: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG THE MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (April...
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ON AVERAGE, 22 VETERANS COMMIT SUICIDE EACH DAY, ACCORDING TO THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA (IAVA) (ABC News, Jan. 2014)TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES: MILITARY SUICIDES RISE TO A RECORD 349, TOPPING NUMBER OF TROOPS KILLED IN COMBAT (Washington Post, January 14, 2013)SUICIDE CRISIS MOUNTS FOR US SOLDIERS AND VETERANS (July 16, 2012)HOME HEADLINE NEWS TOPICS IN BRIEF: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG THE MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (April 2011)The above headlines caught the attention of the media in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014! Since that time, the suicide rate in the military continues to increase at an epidemic proportion to 32%!Stone Pony is the true story about Stephen Paul Campos. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the US Army as a combat infantry rifleman. From April 1968 to April 1969, he served with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade during the most terrifying times of the Vietnam War. Within just two weeks of duty, he and his company experience a horrific friendly-fire tragedy that shakes him to his core. Fourteen years later, on the verge of suicide, he had a spiritual awakening and was able to turn his life around. Mr. Campos shares his experiences in combat and struggles with PTSD while trying to transition back into civilian life.�Gerald M. Korson, award winning journalist and editor