My world has been changed forever because of the PTSD and TBI I suffered as a result of the war.  Now I am primarily a sculptor. I deal with the physical and practical and what I have experienced, and because of this I feel I must incorporate the political into my work.   The U.S. was once considered the guardian of freedom.  Now we are recognized for cruelty and fascism.    These are not the ideals that I fought for.  And so I have found myself on a hajj, or holy journey, to find the answer to a pressing question. How did we get here?