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The Hidden Cost of Special Forces: Growing Up Without Dad | CJ Schwalm
In this episode of the Veteran Wellness Podcast, Erik Lawrence sits down with CJ Schwalm, a U.S. Air Force veteran and son of Special Forces veteran Eric Schwalm, for an emotional and deeply personal conversation about the hidden cost of military service on the families left behind.
CJ shares what it was like growing up around the Special Forces community, watching his father repeatedly deploy, and trying to understand why the man who returned home sometimes seemed emotionally distant.
He reflects on the challenges his mother faced raising three children, the unusual childhood experiences…
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