Virginia retreat helps veterans, first responders recover
During his service in the British Army, Capt. Brian Calder pulled numerous tours of duty as an explosive ordnance demolition specialist in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. For years, Scottish-born Calder kept the tragedies he witnessed during those deployments close to his chest, steadily managing his innermost emotions. âI was always able to control myself,â said Calder. But in October 2018, Calderâs son, who just two weeks earlier had received his masterâs degree in criminal forensic psychology, died in a tragic accident. âIt broke me, completely. It 100 percen...