Immediately thrown into a state of shock…
“Those early days were just a fog of confusion, uncertainty, a little bit of anger and just trying to wrap your head around a new reality…It was something that you could never prepare yourself for.” — Gavin
He just kept holding my hand…
“He was one of the initial responders and he just kept holding my hand. He was like, ‘Miss Hawkins, I’ve been in Iraq. Your son, he’s going to be okay.’” — Judy
