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A Salute to Veterans 2016: From firepower to flower power
Local veteran turns ammo casings into flowers
Charles Sexton spent 20 years in the Army and National Guard. He now designs flowers out of ammunition casings to help deal with PTSD.
Tracee Beebe
After serving two tours in some of the world’s worst war zones, including time in Baghdad (2005-2007), Staff Sgt. Charles Sexton of Llano needed something to help him deal with the extreme combat related PTSD he brought home with him. Sexton found a bit of zen by turning firepower into flower power by creating works of art out of ammunition casings. “The VA had me on 22 different medications,” Sexton said.
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