Tag Archives: Derek Weida

Combat Veteran: The Media Has It Wrong. We Are Not Defined By Suicides and PTSD

Inspiration, Inspiring Stories, Stories + InterviewsBy IM360 Staff February 25, 2016

“We call it like suicide porn. If you see veterans in the news, nine times out of ten it is something about PTSD or suicide and we are more than that.” Derek Weida served in the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division on three tours of duty. Being a soldier was his whole life.

Fight Club Meets Crossfit: Helping Veterans Find New Purpose

Carey Pena ReportsBy IM360 Staff February 5, 2016

AJ Richards came back from Iraq feeling that his life had no purpose. He was working for a pest control company, doing door-to-door sales at the time. Richards realized that he had to make changes or he might not survive.