Petty Officer Third Class Chris Goehner
U.S. NAVY, 2003-2006
Oil on stretched canvas
Photo © Grant Miller Photography Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Goehner served as a Navy corpsman in Iraq in 2005, seeing more than 1,200 trauma patients during his second deployment. He was burdened with guilt about a soldier who died under his care. Connecting with the soldier’s family helped him release his guilt and begin his recovery.

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