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Podcast: Urban Valor: the podcast
Episode: Soldier Mourns Loss of Combat Veteran Brother To PTSD Battle
Description: This week’s Urban Valor episode features Army First Sergeant Jon Bakaian. Jon grew up in Southern New Hampshire. He was close to his brother, Jeremy Bakaian, an Army combat veteran who enlisted into the infantry 6 months before he did. Jon conducted multiple combat deployments to Iraq. He speaks about the tragic loss of several comrades in combat and from suicide while battling PTSD. Additionally, Jon has had to endure the loss of his father, stepfather, and brother Jeremy within a 6-year time span. He says his brother Jeremy was never the same after losing two of his best fr...