Vietnam Veteran Healing "God left me here for something"

Soldiers and Families Heal Through Song
LIVEFox 17 This Morning
September 21 2014

Less than half of current and retired soldiers who suffer from illness like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder actually seek treatment, according to Veterans and PTSD organization.

Non-profit SAFE (Soldiers and Families Embraced) is trying to change that offering free treatment services. The group also offered a unique measure to healing through "Singing Their Stories" Retreat.

Twenty people of all ages and backgrounds came on common ground to the Historic Scarritt Bennet Center in Nashville. Bill Wheeler says, "I've seen a lot of soldiers die. I don't know why I was spared, but God left me here for something. I have not told that story to anyone until now." Wheeler is a veteran who fought in Vietnam.

This weekend, he and others were paired up with some Music City's top songwriters to channel his military experiences into a song.
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