Stranger Encounters Ep 39: Now It’s Personal

by | May 16, 2019

Stranger Encounters Ep 39: Now It’s Personal

by | May 16, 2019

In Episode 39 of Stranger Encounters Tommy opens up on a more personal level.

At age twenty-one, after two years of struggling as the head of a young expanding family, Tommy caught a flight out of Houston to Ft Benning, GA to begin training as an infantryman. The next eight months changed his life, sent him into a downward spiral, and left him dealing with depression and anxiety for the next eleven years.

Today Tommy must face the struggle head on as his seventeen year old son decides to embark on a similar journey and join the Marines.

Join Tommy as he dives into his past, explores the depths of his emotional history, and recounts his experiences in an attempt to address the dilemma he currently faces.

Listen to Stranger Encounters Ep 39 Here

Tommy Salmons

Tommy Salmons

Tommy Salmons is the host of Year Zero, a podcast focusing on government abuse of power.

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