"Up Close and Personal with Mattie: Retired Veteran and Published Author"

Mattie. I am a black retired disabled veteran from the us army with the last five years of the military career assigned to white house communication agency as the NCOIC of the Situation Room.
Having dealt with domestic violence and drug addiction first hand.
In my spare time I chair Narcotics Anonymous meetings, go to prisons and rehabs to help recovering addicts.
I am a published Author of the books:
Building Me Back Brick By Brick. Its a memoir on my struggle from the military through addiction towards a successful recovery.
Silent Cry. Is about my journey through Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Currently working on a third book called Trauma. is about healing from trauma and baggage of life.

[@Einmalig001]

This was a good interview Bro! I wish I could have watched live to ask some questions.

[@wizzotalk8972]

@Einmalig001 thkx...I appreciate it...yea I thought u were going to tap in

[@Einmalig001]

Maybe we have a group discussion on Sexual Assault Prevention in the Military with Veterans.

[@Einmalig001]

I would love to share what made me retire right at 20 years… the system seemed to turn on me.

[@Einmalig001]

She was there when I thought at White House Communications!

[@wizzotalk8972]

@@Einmalig001 small world

[@mattieleonard4888]

Oh you remember me?

[@Einmalig001]

@@mattieleonard4888 I believed we talked briefly when I did a SHARP Training at White House Comms. Do you remember the “GOT YOUR BACK” training?

[@mattieleonard4888]

Yes small world

[@mattieleonard4888]

​@Einmalig001 sorry I don't remember. Where are you at now. When did you retire?

[@Einmalig001]

When I taught at White House Communications….