Veterans Chronicles · Radio America

SGT Scotty Hasting, U.S. Army, Afghanistan, Purple Heart

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Scotty Hastings recounts the moment he was shot 10 times by a hidden gunman in Afghanistan.
U.S. Army veteran Scotty Hastings shares his harrowing experience of being shot 10 times in Afghanistan, his long recovery, and how he turned to music as therapy for PTSD, eventually becoming a country music star who helps other veterans.

As heard by us

A soldier's recovery story becomes a direct, emotionally clear veteran account.

Scotty Hastings' account follows a direct line from wanting the Army, to surviving a serious wound in Afghanistan, to working his way back toward service and music.

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Why you'd press play

A wounded Army story that lands in country music.

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