GUARDIAN TALK WITH BRAD AND JOE 12/10/16

Tune in to tonight's show at 8pm Est. call in and ask questions at 646-716-8075 GUARDIAN TALK WITH BRAD AND JOE IS HONORED TO PRESENT: GENA DESIMONE AND CHRIS MARTINEZ Chris Martinez Born and raised in San Antonio Joined the Army in 2002 stationed in Germany Deployed 2004 2005 got out in 2005 went to school in Houston at University Technical Institute for Diesel/Auto/Industrial finished in 2007 went right back to Iraq and Afghanistan from 2007 to 2010 continued contracting till Maxan was born 2013How I came up with War Affected MindsWhen I was contracting I was in KAF I was working on a RG31 MRAP and I heard my last name MARTINEZ!! WTF WHERE IS YOUR UNIFORM It was Sonny Sin from my 9th Eng Unit he was a PV2 when I got out in 2005 so from that day on it stay with them guys helping them with their MRAPsThese guys 569th Engineers Task Force Thor out of Carson route clearanceKeeping this short but I saw them go through some shit and saw how the change mentally and boom War Affected Minds. Gena DeSimone Born at Ft Bliss to Then PVT DeSimone a tanker, Gena's connection to the military was a birth right. Her childhood spanned two continents, two countries, 13 schools in 13 years, and countless homes. 9-11 changed everything her freshman year of college and two years later she found her self at Ft. Jackson. Upon graduation she was stationed at Ft. Hood with the 1st Cav, G2. What should have been a Cush behind the lines rotation in OIF II was anything but. She has experience as a convoy driving leading over 300 convoys in her 13 months in the box, as well as being a female search assistant for 10th Mnt. Upon return from Iraq she immediately began her family with her ex husband, and active duty medic, and the demons she fought haunted her for almost a decade before she finally overcame the stigma and sought help. Since then she's battled homelessness twice, worked for a vso in town helping to house homeless vets and now is the founder of DCVoSA.