One Man's Story-Kevin

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Kevin, an ex-marine from Los Angeles. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:01 – Intro 0:32 – Marines & 12 Kids 1:52 – Rebellious Teen & Feeling Invisible 2:29 – Protecting Siblings 3:20 – Teen Years 4:11 – Trouble With Police & The Marines 7:06 – Vietnam-Era Service 7:40 – Okinawa Incident 9:52 – Undiagnosed TBI 10:35 – Out Of The Military With No Real Support 12:09 – Nightmares & Using Drugs To Cope 14:36 – Selling Drugs & Years Of Addiction 15:19 – Homelessness & Dog Story 16:13 – Tech, Real Estate, VA, And More 16:45 – Message At 70: Never Stop Learning 18:52 – Addiction Timeline (1978–2000) 19:30 – Rising In The Drug World 21:33 – Veteran Homeless Encampments 22:05 – VA Outreach Work 23:31 – Building A Veteran Resource Center 25:00 – Regrets: Kids, Drugs, And Harm Done 29:46 – Biggest Lesson: Karma Catches Up 30:51 – Losing His Daughter Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #veteran #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #marines #losangeles #life #story