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Friday, January 16, 2015

John Preston, Iraq Veteran, Song to Fight Silent War of PTSD

East Bay Veteran Moved to Revive Music Career to Help Fight "Silent War" 
NBC Bay News
By Garvin Thomas
Jan 16, 2015

John Preston thinks the third time is the charm.

After two, failed runs at rock stardom John feels he finally has the right music, and the right message, to make the big time.

"How I feel right now is that, where we are at in life, we've written a hit," John says.

The 32-year-old Iraq War veteran and Palo Alto firefighter has recently released a single and EP, Your War Is Over, pledging 30% of the sales to a non profit that helps veterans struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

"Somewhere along the way something blessed me with a talent," John says. "We're going to take whatever I can do with that talent to raise awareness for the rest of the country."

John grew in up rural Kentucky, dreaming of being a rock star. Still, he always knew he would first follow in the steps of his father and two older brothers by enlisting in the Marines. John signed up in 2000. He was on a training exercise in Southern California on 9/11.
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