For the 20th year, Larry King introduced the Life Safety Award honoree by video. Graham Bloem founded Shelter to Soldier (sheltertosoldier.org), a nonprofit that adopts dogs from local shelters and trains them to become psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 combat veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), among other psychological injuries associated with traumatic service experiences.
A veteran who once considered suicide joined Bloem on stage to explain why he credits Shelter to Soldier for saving his life — an amazing story of hope and survival.
