U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Vargas was shot, and almost killed on Jan. 17, 2007, in Iraq’s Triangle of Death city of Hīt. Despite 10 surgeries, 188 other medical procedures, persistent insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder, Brian graduated undergrad from UC Berkeley with a 3.5 GPA in 2016 with a Bachelor’s in Social Welfare. Brian has since helped Diablo Valley College plan a new veterans resource center with a U.S. Veterans Administration psychologist, and is designing a novel method of deterring veterans from impulsive firearms suicide. Brian also helped VA psychologist Dr. Shauna Springer develop the LIVE-4-BOX concept as a way to prevent veterans from ending their lives.