United States Marine Corps | September 2002 – October 2014 Project Healing Waters Winston-Salem, NC Joshua Barrett was born Sept 7, 1984 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He graduated high school from Lake Forest High School in 2002. He then joined the United States Marine Corps in 2002 and attended boot camp at Parris Island. He went to Engineer School at Camp Lejeune, NC. Joshua was stationed with 12th Marine Regiment on Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan in 2003. In 2007 he was stationed with MASS-1 aboard MCAS Cherry Point, NC where he served as the Utilities Chief until September of 2008. He was then sent to 2nd Marine Division Head Quarters, where he deployed as the lead engineer on a Military Transition Team training the Iraqi Army and securing Mosul Iraq from September 2008 until November 2009. Joshua was stationed at Marine Corps School of Infantry from May 2010 until October 2014. While stationed with the School of Infantry he served as Platoon Commander for India Company, a Weapons instructor and the Simulated Marksmen Training Chief Instructor. Joshua joined PHWFF Winston-Salem Chapter February 2017. He is rated 100% permanent and total with the VA for spinal injuries, TBI, and shrapnel for injuries sustained while serving on active duty. Since joining the program he has found a place as a vet and helping volunteer, aiding his fellow vets. He volunteers with the Trout in the Classroom Program. He was part of the Smokey Mountain Grand Slam in October 2017 where he placed third in the tournament and received a plaque for completing a Grand Slam in the tournament. He has a great passion for building fly rods. Joshua has been approached by many of the vets and sponsors alike to help restore bamboo fly rods for them. PHWFF has given Joshua a positive place to open up and gave him a new passion. Since joining PHWFF Joshua has become more social and outgoing with a will to go out and explore new things to do with people he otherwise would not have done. He has made new life long friends and family to keep him and them in a better place of mind with a sense of brotherhood and camaraderie that most service members feel they lose when leaving service.
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