♪ >> leave their family and friends behind and head to foreign lands in the air, on the sea, on the battlefield, they fight for our freedom. >> tonight fox 29 salutes the military and members of our community who support them when they come home. >> welcome to this special report. fox 29 salutes the military. i'm mike jerrick.

>> i'm alex holly and we are here at the battleship new jersey on the beautiful camden waterfront honoring the men and women who serve in the military. >> by the way the freshly painted new jersey. looks great. we start off tonight with some of the challenges our servicemen and women face when they come back home. sometimes it's hard to find that job. fox 29's steve keeley found a business and a person who is working just to make it a little bit easier. ♪ >> reporter: phil highman was a black hawk helicopter pilot flying missions ail i was ryan the world. now out of the military but still flying high again providing cover for fellow soldiers. those all coming home who quickly learned that searching for a job in a civilian career can be as long and hard as finding bin laden. >> i think those that have been searching for while realize how

difficult it is. >> reporter: with wars ending and veterans all returning home by the tens of thousands at the same time there are more vets needing more jobs. >> once you have that flood of people you only higher so many veterans for one position. so it does get a little difficult when everyone is coming home at once. >> reporter: over the next five years there's going to be a couple hundred thousand members of the military each year transitioning out. all michael martinez could find out of uniform was a cashier job at baha fresh taking fast food orders and not taking home much money. until a turn around after michael found phil highman pate tree yacht connections phil found him a solemn career at bensalem class enterprises. >> everything happened really quick once i had the actual help and the resources. >> i sought out pate tree yacht connections thinking, hey, you know what, i could find a great employee, plus be able to benefit these guys who have put their live on the line for the country. >> reporter: josh is president of glass enterprises whose mind was as clear as his companies

perfect polished glass when it came to finding his best staff. enter prize a way to give back to those who gave their all for josh and the rest of the country in the most dangerous spots in the world. >> i could never do what these guys do. i can never have gone overseas away from my family and put my life the line the way they do. so being able to help them in a small way when they come back starting to build a career and potentially an opportunity it does give you a little -- a great sense of, um, warmth and accomplishment that you are doing something for these guys and helping them out. >> reporter: what josh found in michael and all the other vets that bill has recommended is that they bring talents and traits others don't have. >> hard work, team players, people that embrace technology that think out of the box, that can figure out thou get any job done no matter how hard. the guys from the military are the best guys that i found. >> employers quickly realize they have some individuals that can run circles around some other employees.

with the discipline and the dedication and their willness to put in hard day's work. we do manufacturing. old-fashioned with your hands manufacturing and it's worth it. these guys have taken to and that they really put their all into. it's hard to find people who are willing to put in hard gritty day's work but these veterans seem to be the guys that really are taking on that challenge and wanting to do that after putting their time in the forces. >> reporter: bill wears his company name over his heart and helping his fellow vets in that his heart taking on new duty to keep serving those who have already served all of us. not just finding them a good job, but a good sense of accomplishment and a real sense of belonging back in the real world. helping america's companies and helping america's best men and women all at the same time. trying to save eastbound in a new different way he did with that black hawk finding companies their best and brightest and finding though vets a new sense of duty and loyalty.

>> not just any job but the right job. ♪ >> bensalem, steve keeley fox 29 news. >> thanks, steve. how about these guns? >> nice. >> those are bigger, though. >> another organization helping vets when they come back from overseas something called the wall street war fighters foundation. our chris murphy talked to a veteran who actually builds a brand knew professional life. >> kevin it's gary with franklin square. how is your day going. >> reporter: gary lock lynn's days are nothing like they were just a year and a half ago. (gunfire). >> reporter: lock lynn commanded first platoon india company third batallion fifth marine regimen in if a lou jacks iraq. he was responsible for plant planning organizing and leading his platoon in combat. he fought to win the hearts and finds of iraqis by helping with elections organizing local laborers and planning reconstruction projects to rebuild the city from years of

war. in 2013 after nearly four years in rehabilitation and numerous surgeries, gary was medically retired due to a traumatic injury sustained in combat. for lock lynn at age 28 the question became now what. >> when you go off to war the military does a great job of preparing you, when i left the military i didn't feel like i had the right preparations for what was in store afterwards. >> reporter: he decided to focus on finance and turn to the wall street war fighters based in his hometown of philadelphia. >> he said, hey, you know, you're a pefect candidate. even if you don't have any experience in the industry and your only experience is the military, you know, we can work with you. we can work on everything from your resume to how to wear a civilian suit, you know, taught me how to tie a non military t tie, you know the little things all the way up to how to prepare for an interview. >> reporter: the wall street war fighters foundation was founded in 2008 by brooks hewlett who serve in the air

force himself set out to identify development and place disabled veterans. >> our eligibility is pretty standard. it's been honorablely discharged post 9/11 veteran, bachelors degree was not required but it's definitely hopeful. lock lynn is 168 vets supported by the wall street war fighters. franklin square lock lynn now sells his clients on alternative invest manies. he says equally tough sell was convincing the locals in iraq to support the us troops in their country. he calls iraq perfect preparation. >> people aren't shooting at you here, but it's a very similar skill set. ♪ >> wall street war fighters foundation is more than 100 participants and graduates. what a great organization. still ahead on this special report, fox 29 salutes the military, it doesn't get a lot of glory but a local gunnery range is providing critical life-saving training. a behind scenes the look that's

pretty cool. next. >> plus, even the pain of ptsd with yoga. how local vets are finding relief and a sense of peace

♪ >> welcome back to the special report, fox 29's salute the military. back on the uss new jersey on the camden waterfront, look at that, that is one of the first tom mohawk missiles ever to be on a ship for the united states and one of those missiles can fly 1500 miles. >> it hasn't been confirmed but some say they actually had newspaper klee jar weapons here on this ship. >> in the '80s. unconfirmed like she said. let's talk about gunnery ranges. one right in our area. >> you probably haven't heard of the warren grove gunnera range but it's one of the top training facilities for troops on the ground and in the area. >> it doesn't get much glory but it is part of the 177th fighter wing of the new jersey air national guard, and our kerry barrett will show us just how valuable this gunnery range is.

>> reporter: many call that the sound of freedom. the ground shakes as these f16s fly by. it's cool to watch. >> welcome to the range. eagles nests is active. >> reporter: range commander says what they're practicing could mean the difference between life and death. >> the training we provide here it's critical training. bottom line it saves lives. we do everything from a to z as far as the basic training all the way to the capsule training where these guys go off to war. >> reporter: the warren grove range has been around since the 1940s but not many know exactly what it does. >> we provide that training that in the worst case scenario over there when it all goes bad these guys have nothing else left they're going to have to rely on the training that they got here. >> reporter: today the warren grove gunnery range is a joint training facility used by almost

all branches of the military from all over the country even the world. >> looks like standard 4035s low angle high drags. >> reporter: if you know someone locally in the military you likely know someone who trains here. >> bottom line we're citizen soldiers. most of our guys are what they call drill status guards. full-time jobs they're probably firemen, police officers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, you name it, we've got them here in the 177th and they probably could live right next door to you. >> reporter: fighter jets use to do drop training ordinants on stationary and moving targets. >> it provides a same realism they would receive in combat except there's just a little puff of smoke that gives the pilot feedback that he actually hits where he wanted the bomb to hit. >> reporter: but it's not only

for aircraft. these ground troops are with the tack any cal air control part known as tack t. in battle senior airman ken, says their communication with forces in the air is critical. >> this is designed to just be a mock up village. >> mount up. >> we get aircraft overhead and pushing video feed. we can tell them, you know, what building we see the bad guys in so they make sure they're targeting the right building. >> reporter: and today they're using this mock village to practice not only communication but their mission drills as well. going into what could be a hostile area rooting out the bad guys and keeping their friendly forces safe. >> we also use this as a training range for like tactics, close quarters battle, room clearing, weapons drills, assault locations. >> like business ball team. they got to practice. they got to be on their a game when they go to play in the

playoffs. that's what they trained to here. >> reporter: for these military members having this training facility right here means they're better able to keep you safe. >> for us to be able to have this in our backyard is absolutelabsolutely huge for usr new jersey's national guard the army guys as well. >> you may have noticed that the lieutenant colonel's last name in that story was barrett. that's because it's kerry barrett's husband. kerry and all of the fox 29 family, we are so thankful for his service and we are so very proud of him. he served two tours in iraq. still ahead on this special report fox 29 salutes the military, easing physical and emotional pain through yoga. the local program offering vets relief and a sense of p

♪ >> welcome back to our special report, fop fox 29 salutes the military. back on the new jersey here. see these tubes. a defense mechanism basically it shoots out something called pieces of metal that would disrupt a missile that was

coming in. >> that's amazing. >> yeah they're all over the ship. so let's talk about the tough vets when they come back especially the guys. you don't think of tough vets and yoga, you don't think they would go together. some vets say you should think that. joyce evans talked with group that is helping to ease the emotional and physical pain that a lot of these vets bring home with them. ♪ >> reporter: since the 1930s, american legion post 210 in doylestown has served as mostly a social gathering place for veterans dating back to world war one. ♪ >> reporter: it still is today. but the purpose of this gathering has expanded quite a bit. >> you're a veteran of a couple things. >> reporter: these tough veteran soldiers, marines, sea

men and airmen -- >> it's good to see you all. >> reporter: all in for a different kind of mission. >> all right. we'll get started. welcome. >> reporter: for one hour. >> every wednesday night at sick clock. >> i want to invite to you find your most comfortable seat. >> reporter: breathing, stretching. >> down. >> reporter: developing deep with their cores finding balan balance. >> exploring. >> reporter: becoming one with their bodies and their minds. allowing every muscle to row lacks. >> as you practice it's all about learning about our experience. >> reporter: yoga and meditation. >> it's very transform ma tiff. >> relax and let go of things and just take a time out almost. >> me with my physical will the it's good that they work with you as you can see in the chair it's relaxing. ♪ >> reporter: and it's all free thanks to a non-profit foundation run by retired marine corps sergeant tom short. >> nice. ♪ >> reporter: a vietnam vet

determined to help all military especially combat veterans deal with the dee monies of post trauma stress disorder. >> there are symptoms that we all carry when we come back from combat. ♪ >> reporter: tom's wounds run deeper than war. >> at age 29 she passed away from undiagnosed cardiomyopathy. she had a heart problem nobody new about. >> reporter: his daughter meghan died in 2011 at her parent's home where she had come to live when her husband was deployed to iraq. >> she passed away from my arms even tried to save her and i couldn't save her. >> reporter: but he and his wife a yoga and meditation instructor continued to honor their daughter's live long efforts to help veterans. they set up my began's foundation in 2012. >> by june, we had our first classes in bristol. now, we have four classes. >> knees wept. >> reporter: expanding to hellertown, newtown and here in doylestown.

>> if you will give me four or five people, i'll start a class where you are. >> exhale. >> reporter: all paid for by donations made mostly to the foundation's website. the challenge attracting younger male vets. >> yoga. yoga? i'm not doing yoga. >> reporter: many he says don't even know they're hurting. >> i refer to them as the walking wounded. >> reporter: our society still doesn't get it. >> tough to say and tough to accept but that's the reality of it. >> unfortunately there's still a stigma attached to post traumatic stress we're working on breaking down those barriers. >> reporter: while working to heal themselves says retired navy commander jeff. >> i mean i'm a big guy. i was 20 pounds heavier when i started this. >> reporter: he's team leader of the vet center in bristol. >> and it's tollly natural. >> reporter: meghan's foundation provides yoga twice a week there with counseling. >> it's helped me sleep better. it's helped back pain. i don't have knee pain any more. my neck, my shoulders everything

feels good. >> press your palms together. >> i've made really good friends here from coming every week. >> i'm just grateful for this. >> reporter: what might the program's name sake think. >> i know she's up there saying, dad, you're right on. i think she's happy with us. >> reporter: joyce evans fox 29 news. >> still ahead on this special, fox 29 salutes the military. >> you'll meet a local surgeon who said he learned some pretty tough lessons on the battlefields in afghanistan and iraq. how he's now using his experience to save lives right here in our area.

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♪ >> we're back to this special fox 29 salutes the military. now we'll tell you about a local surgeon who learned life-saving lessons while on the battlefield. >> now he's using those lessons to help the people of camden. and jenny joyce has his story. >> reporter: wears his military colors with pride through the trauma sent at cooper university hospital. >> i had the honor to care for many men and women who are incredible heroes. >> reporter: doctor is a trauma surgeon. >> we have adult emergency department, a pediatric emergency department and a trauma center. all at once you can deal with

whatever emergency medical situation arises. >> reporter: he also serves as a major in u.s. army reserves medical core. >> i felt as a trauma surgeon how better to really use my skills than to help our wounded and it's as a trauma surgeon in a civilian world i thought, that would be wonderful thing to hopefully add or at least contribute to the military and our country. >> reporter: he has completed three tours of duty in iraq and half began stan between 2007 and 2012. >> just like post afghanistan or iraq our helipad is right outside the receiving area. >> reporter: he says he learned fast and effective medical techniques on the battlefield that he brought home with him to the delaware valley. >> i carried one of these on m my -- on my battle uniform. >> reporter: the doctor launched a tourniquet program at cooper. >> spin that around, and that slowly constricts the inn flow. >> reporter: an old technique used to stop severe bleeding.

>> i brought this back from overseas and now we stock this in the hospital. we distribute it to the emergency services. >> reporter: he says he also learned that blood transfusions more more effective than iv's for the severe the wounded and that these hemo static dressing bandages introduced to the military in 1999 are now used on local patients in the cooper trauma center to block heavy bleeding. the doctor says, his experience on the battlefield has made him a better person, a better doctor and an even more appreciative american citizen. >> to care for any of our soldiers if everyone was notable experience. everyone of them is deeply touches my heart. >> reporter: jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. >> well this has been great. thanks for joining us for our special fox 29 salutes the military. >> from the battleship new jersey on the beautiful camden waterfro cocoa or eggnog? toasty or frosty? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime!

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