Iraq & Afghanistan veteran paratrooper Fernando Arroyo tells everything you need to know about the real war, consequences of it, PTSD and attempt to take his own life.

There are the topics we discussed in this podcast and time codes for your convenience:

00:01:36 Who is Fernando Arroyo. Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, paratrooper, youth pastor.
00:02:50 Israel/Iran war. Fernando's take on what's really happening.
00:04:56 9/11. What happened and where Fernando was where those event take happen.
00:13:42 America before 9/11
00:17:52 Why America so divided now
00:21:50 What Europeans will never understand about Americans. Freedom of speech and the right to protect yourself.
00:24:48 Fernando's first deployment
00:25:56 Saddam Hussein. What he was really hiding.
00:29:38 Why Airborne and not Marines?
00:35:14 What Airborne really is?
00:42:45 What war is like?
00:51:49 How scary the war really is?
00:58:55 The worst he saw in war
01:16:23 Iraq. What it is like?
01:21:57 Benghazi tragedy
01:24:59 DEI in the US Army
01:26:43 When the division started?
01:30:02 Men & women are different. Do women belong in war and battles?
01:36:24 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. Why did this tragedy happen?
01:38:36 Fernando's life after the war
01:41:21 PTSD and nightmares. What happened to Fernando when he got out of army.
01:44:40 Why did he almost kill himself? What led him to this horrible decision.
01:57:21 How a therapist saved his life
02:07:49 How does PTSD work?
02:11:44 How to help veterans?
02:17:06 The last question

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Fernando Arroyo is an army veteran, former paratrooper with the 82nd airborne division. He had 3 deployments and after coming back to a civil life Fernando discovered he was no longer needed and felt like he lost himself. 
One night he put his gun in his mouth with the intention of ending his own life but Mr Arroyo got saved by Jesus Christ. 

From then on Fernando’s mission is to help other veterans and those in need to find purpose in life and God himself. He wrote a book called “The Shadow of Death. From my battles in Fallujah to the battle for my soul”.

Fernando studied criminology at the University of California in Irvine and administration of criminal justice in college. He also worked as a Gang Diversion Team member at Los Angeles country sheriff’s department. 

Now Fernando works as the Veterans Program Director at Step Forward Academy as a coach and mentor for veterans transitioning to civilian life. He helps them develop a career path to a living wage and connects them to a healthy community. 

He is also a youth pastor at Bell Garden Baptist Church. 

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