Joel Hunt: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Joel Hunt: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

The things we love help us endure and overcome.

2015 · 11 min · War, Documentary

Joel Hunt served as a combat engineer from 1998-2007, with multiple tours in Iraq. While there, he endured more than 15 roadside bombs, and experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Today, with the help of his dog, Barrett, he uses sports to push through the challenges of having a TBI.

Directed by Valerie Soe

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