Sick Of Hearing About The 1%? Meet The Half of 1% Of Americans We SHOULD Be Talking About

Remember the wars? (Yeah, those.) In case you’d forgotten, there are still fine U.S. servicemembers overseas getting shot at. And they’re returning home to issues like crazy-high unemployment, traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, and shocking suicide rates. This guy wants to help them. Maybe you do, too?

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Sep 21, 2012

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