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Oberg was a sniper on the front lines of Operation Enduring Freedom with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division 4th Brigade out of Fort Polk, Louisiana. During his time in Afghanistan, Oberg earned the Army Commendation Medal for saving four fellow soldiers. "Brady tried counseling, but he felt like those helping him didn't really get it," Dunham said. Despite being a"really close" family, no one realized how deeply Brady was struggling, she added.Courtesy Tracy Dunham
" never called, but my mom and dad, of course, did call that night. ... I'm a pretty hard sleeper, so I've always wondered, 'Why did I wake up?' A part of me thinks that's the time I lost Brady. I woke up and knew something was different in the world."that went unrecognized. He believed that counselors trying to help him who had never been in combat could not understand his trauma., to help serve combat veterans through retreats, scholarships and PTSD awareness.
"It’s a term that’s been typically used to describe a provider's knowledge of the preferences of patients from historically marginalized groups," he explained."The lack of knowledge and inability to obtain the required knowledge results in missteps and poor experiences for patients."