Our Mission

Our Mission: Our mission is to find the contrast between successful combat Veterans and Veterans who have been unable to properly transition back to civilian life. We also aim to create a hypothesis and awareness for the suicide epidemic effecting our Veterans, families, and society as a whole. In doing so we aim to provide resources for Veterans transitioning home and end Veteran homelessness all together.

4 PART MINI-SERIES

The military trains you in a mindset, but not one that necessarily translates to the civilian world. This documentary series looks at veteran issues as a whole: why do some vets thrive and others struggle to survive?
There is no simple answer, which is why we’re taking a closer look.

SUCCESSFUL VETERANS

A Nebraska State Senator. An entreprenuer and small business owner. A player on the Huskers football team. Success takes many forms, but we want to know what they think was the key.

STRUGGLING VETERANS

Homelessness. Divorce. Poverty. A climbing suicide rate. What is it about our system that sets up so many service members for failure in the outside world?

SOCIAL EXAMINATION

To succeed, a hundred things have to go right. To stumble takes just one thing going wrong. It’s not just mental health – it’s how society isn’t identifying and accommodating the support needed to successfully transition from military life.

RESOLUTION

Between following veterans from different walks of life, understanding the scope of the issue, and hearing from experts what we’re missing, we will come together to solve this problem.

JOE TRADER

Whether it’s being a 249 machine gunner searching for IED”s in Iraq while serving in the Army as a combat engineer, serving on the City of Bennington’s planning/fundraising board building a veterans memorial site or starting a non profit foundation focusing on family law matters and legislation, Joe always takes on the mantle of leadership and seeks to find ways to better serve the community.

PASSION

Having served in the Army and then experiencing the struggles with the transition to civilian life along with many other fellow service members, experiencing friends and comrades who have committed suicide, Joe is uniquely positioned to help bring these urgent and deeply affecting issues facing veterans to light. Even more than raising awareness, Joe is all about creating hope.

WHY?

To address an issue, we first have to recognize as a society that we have a problem in the first place. This series will help highlight important questions not being asked, explore possible solutions through a human lens and look deeper into the people effected as well as society as a whole. Especially given the epidemic of suicide in America, the time to search out nuanced answers to complicated problems.

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