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Linsey Daley

Veteran, Mom & Volunteer

By Judith A. Habert

Photos courtesy of Linsey Daley

Linsey Daley joined also in the military and is
the Navy to see the U.S. As still active military. They
funny as that sounds, it is have two small children
one of the main reasons who Linsey loves spend-
she decided to go into the ing time with, but she
military. “My mom was also has a passion for her
from Scotland and my Dad volunteer work. “I work
was an American stationed with an organization called
in Glasgow, when they Veteran Sisters. They are
met and fell in love. I was doing some great work to
born in Glasgow, Scotland. help female veterans with
Where we lived until I was PTSD (Post Traumatic
six. From there we went Stress Disorder) and MST
to Iceland, and we lived in (Military Sexual Trauma)
Iceland for two years, and I love being a part of this
then after that, we moved amazing organization,
to Spain, and we lived and I dedicate much of
there for about 10 years. my time helping to walk
So I never lived in the US these veterans through the
until I joined the navy.” claim process, which is not
When the question is always an easy process.”
asked of most young men Veteran Sisters provide
and women as to why they a safe haven for female
joined the military it is veterans and their families.
usually to see the world. They offer peer to peer
For Linsey, she had already support and assistance
seen a great deal of the through the VA Claims
world and lived for ex- process. They are there to
tended periods of time in help one another thrive af-
several great spots. Linsey's ter life in the military. They
Dad didn't want her to join are Battle Buddies who
the military, but she had allow the veteran to realize
her own ideas. "I figured the States. Living stateside being stationed in Tennes- that they are not alone in
I would join the navy for would only last for a short see for four years, but was their battles against PTSD
four years and get a chance time as she was then reas- once again sent back to It- and MST. The statistics are
to see the United States. signed to Japan. Linsey's aly for another three years. mind-boggling when you
I went in as a Hospital initial plan to spend 4 She did, however, end up realize that an estimated
Corpsman for the Navy years in the service ended back in Arizona which is 1 out of every 5 female
and wouldn’t you know it, I up becoming 14. "I loved where she was when she veterans have experienced
was stationed in Italy.” being in the Navy, and I got out of the military, well Military Sexual Trauma
After spending two stayed a lot longer than not entirely, as she is still in and 9 out of every 10 suffer
years in Italy Linsey finally planned." the reserves. from PTSD.
was stationed in Chicago Linsey finally managed While in Italy, Linsey This organization's goal
Illinois, finally making it to to get some time in the US met her husband who was is to open walk-in centers

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