'I have an obligation to help fellow veterans because of the shared service, the shared hardship, shared experience. It can be extremely difficult to figure out your path, post military, so in some ways I feel like I'm still on watch.' | CBCNowOrNever
Bridget ForbesJosh Muir served in Afghanistan as a corporal with the Seaforth Highlanders Regiment, but was forced to retire because of an injury. Today he tries to help others struggling to adjust to life after military service.Josh Muir picks up the phone and dials a number, hoping the man he is calling will pick up.
Muir has visited the corporal, taken him out of the house, and helped connect him with a military chaplain, creating an informal network of support for this vet and others who are struggling with life after military service."I can't stand seeing other vets suffering," says Muir. "I can't help everyone, but I feel that I have an ongoing obligation to help fellow veterans because of the shared service, the shared hardship, shared experience.
His section was on foot patrol in Khandahar province, moving into a forward operating base that would allow them to disrupt Taliban supply routes. As they rounded a bend along a compound wall, a remote-controlled IED exploded, knocking him against a wall, and seriously injuring his section-mate, Matt Lovell.
"I was at his lower body and using my left arm because I had to control my my weapon with my right hand," says Muir. Standard procedure is for soldiers to switch off carrying the street, but Muir refused to let go. Lovell, with all his gear, weighed more than 250 pounds.
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