City:  Hickory

Brain Injury: Military trauma

Explanation of Mask: Top left- red, white and blue for the flag of the nation I so proudly served for over 20yrs and Navy blue and gold for my branch of service.

Top right- green the favorite color of a very special person in my life who helped me and has made me feel safe sharing my experiences and feelings.

Bottom left- black, red and green.  The colors of the Afghanistan flag.  The country where it all started…..

Bottom right- black.  The darkest I felt both during and after my tour in Afghanistan was complete…. and continuesd for quite some time.

I purposefully divided the bottom half of my mask below the eyes because I felt lost.  In the dark and unable to see my way clear during my time in Afghanistan and after……