Stephen Cochran, wounded veteran, sings Pieces for others with PTSD

Stephen Cochran's new song helps PTSD sufferers
Posted: May 28, 2012
Reported By Roxanna Haynes, Reporter
NASHVILLE, Tenn.

U.S. Marine turned country singer Stephen Cochran nearly took his own life after returning home from war four years ago.

Through the message in his new song, "Pieces", Cochran hopes to help other veterans going through the same thing.

The lyrics of the song demonstrate the struggles veterans' face with post traumatic stress disorder.

"We hope to touch the people out there and save some lives. If we save two or three people, that's two or three people that wouldn't be here before this message," said Cochran, who left his music career to fight overseas but got injured in Afghanistan.

"I was paralyzed from the waist down," he continued. "They told me I've never walk again I thought this dream that I had would never happen."

When he returned home, Cochran suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder and was on the brink of suicide.
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