When he returned home to Texas, he moved into a trailer and lived off his disability pay. No one would hire him. “It was the hardest time of my life. I used to be in charge of 160 people. Now here I was, absolute bottom of the barrel. My wife left me then and I sunk even further.” In late 2007 Mathew heard about The Mission Continues. When we talked with Mathew we asked him the same question we’ve asked every wounded and disabled veteran since then: we need you; how are you going to continue to serve?
