By SHERRY DIGMON
News Publisher
Former Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann had tours all over the world including Colombia, Iraq, and multiple tours in Afghanistan. He lost 23 buddies in conflict. Some on the battlefield. Some on the battlefield back home.
He admitted he had some mental health issues himself when he came back home. He said when he walked into a room, his sons (youngsters then) would walk out. Mann said they did that because they didn’t know which version of daddy they were going to get.
He sought help. As a result, he became an author and a “warrior storyteller.” As the featured speaker, he shared some of his experiences at the United Bank Joint Advisory Board Dinner Thursday, March 13.
Mann is the NYT best-selling author of Operation Pineapple Express and #1 international best-selling author of Game Changers, Going Local to Defeat Violent Extremists. He has spoken on three TEDx stages and is also a playwright and actor in his recent play brought to film about the Afghan War and the unforeseen cost of war on veterans called “Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret,” which is available on Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, AppleTV, and VUDU.