Art (Cleveland, OH) served in the Navy for 12 years as an Operation Specialist working specifically in air defense to include an Individual Augmentee tour in Baghdad with the C-ram detachment; and was separated in 2008. In 2013, Art was selected to Storm the Hill. From that point, he has been working with veterans, first with the VFW as a Service Officer in Ohio. Then, he was offered a career with the VA as a Peer Support Specialist, where he works with other veterans who are going through either a residential PTSD with a substance use disorder program or an Intensive outpatient program for PTSD.
