City: Gallup, NM

Brain Injury: How many is too many? Concussions in the Corps, attacks and fights.

Explanation of Mask: I have had to stay strong. No one was there to say “poor thing.” I have excelled in some areas because I have had to. The other areas I feel so out of control and want to scream every day. I have to have the attitude of a bear. The weapon is a sign of attack. The lightning on the forehead is for the headaches I have had every day for years. The makeup is how I have to be seen. The black scar is how I feel all the time. There is blood all over and black all over, but to succeed is what has to be done. Simple.