Floridaโs PTSD law helps former officer cope with carnage witnessed at Pulse shooting
Adam Gruler, a former police officer who was working security the night of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, was allowed to step down from his post with workerโs compensation benefits because of the state's PTSD legislation.
โFor those who served:โ Virtual 5K to benefit family of Florida Army veteran who took his own life
Evan Rhoden, 33, took his own life on June 13 leaving behind his wife Amanda Rhoden, and their blended family of four children. โEvan had an army and a village behind him, but the PTSD consumed him,โ Amanda Rhoden said. Snyder and his wife, who is also an Army veteran, organized a virtual 5K called โRun for Rhoden,โ with all proceeds going to help the Rhoden family during this tragic time. Every participant receives a medal that reads โFor those who servedโ to remember soldiers like Evan Rhoden. โHis compassion, his smile, his strength, his love and his fight,โ Amanda Rhoden said.