Who Are You Carrying? Hallie Johnston with Carry The Load

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with U.S. Army Veteran and Carry The Load board member Hallie Johnston on A Badge of Honor Podcast.

Hallie attended the United States Military Academy at West Point where she ran track and field, breaking the school record in the pole vault, and earning her degree in Business Management. After graduating top third of her class at West Point with Honors, she became a combat Black Hawk assault helicopter pilot.

Hallie served one tour in Afghanistan where she supported the Australian Special Forces ground unit. In addition to her work as an Ambassador with Carry The Load, Hallie is a lifetime member of the Army Aviation Association of America and involved in numerous Veteran initiatives that stretch from the VA benefits space to Veteran hiring initiatives. If you were to ask her about her most proud accomplishment, her answer would be, being a Mom to 2 beautiful kiddos. You can follow Carry The Load across social media or visit https://www.carrytheload.org/

A Badge of Honor offers workshops to first responders across the nation, working with mental health liasons and critical incident management teams for Post Traumatic Stress Injury Recovery, wellness and resilience. A Badge of Honor says, "We Hear You," and wants you to know you are not alone. A Badge of Honor is a non-profit partner with Carry The Load as part of their Continuum of Care program.