Veteran’s Town Hall in Marblehead was packed with former soldiers sharing stories of survival and life after combat. It was the brainchild of Congressman Seth Moulton—a veteran himself.

Kevin Flike served 2 tours in Afghanistan as an army green beret. He stood before a crowded room and recalled many sleepless nights. “I think I’ve never been more afraid in my entire life when I first went over there because everything is foreign to you,” he says.

Flike says he was shot during a ten hour fire fight in 2011—and in that moment it clear to him why he and other soldiers were there. “When I looked up one of the afghans that i had trained for two years risked his life and came out and dragged me behind cover.”

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Flike says he has undergone several surgeries but shares his story so other veterans know they are not alone.