User:Briley1963/Jeremiah Workman

Jeremiah Workman (born 1983) is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps who has come to public notice for his writings on his experiences in the war in Iraq and PTSD.

Workman attended North Union High School in Richwood, Ohio. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2000. Corporal Workman was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, where he served as a squad leader in a weapons company.

In September 2004, Workman was deployed to Iraq as squad leader of a mortar team. On December 23rd, 2004, his squad was involved in an intense battle in Fallujah, for which he was awarded the Navy Cross.

After returning home from Iraq, Workman began suffering from PTSD. He has written about his experiences in Iraq and with PTSD in his memoir, Shadow of the Sword: A Marine's Journy of War, Heroism, and Redemption.