Joshua Wofford is a good-hearted kid that went off to serve his country and didn’t come back quite the same. Although he came back physically intact, the two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan really took a mental toll on him. After his enlistment was done and received an honorable discharge, Josh attempted to adjust to civilian life. He was doing good and even going to school at Santa Monica College, but he couldn’t shake some of the things he saw abroad.
As hard as he tried, the gunshots, the roadside bombs, the unspeakable realities of war kept haunting him. Unfortunately, Josh fell to a familiar coping mechanism in the form of alcohol. On one late night during one of the fits, Josh was walking across a street and was almost hit by car. This likely enraged Josh, because he had been hit as a pedestrian once before on the same street and the last person just took off. Well, as the allegations go, Josh pounded the car and got confrontational with the driver. Now, we all make mistakes and some of those mistakes come with consequences that we must face up to. Even though nobody got hurt, for the last 7 months Josh has been facing up to that mistake. However, I’m asking society to take into consideration that a good-hearted kid may have exhibited a skewed reactionary sense because of the service he gave to keep many more safe.
The good news is, Josh is eligible for an 18-month program that rehabilitates vets just like him. The problem is the DA involved in Josh's case keeps delaying his entry into the program and he continues to be held in a cell despite seven monthly pretrial appearances. We are asking for ANY donation, even if all you have is a buck to give, 100% of it will go to the fees involved towards getting Josh out and on track to his rehabilitation. We are also seeking any kind of advice, whether it be educational, supportive or legal....anything that can assist in this matter, so please feel free to provide us your feedback and share this in the hopes that someone you know may be able to help a soldier find his way home.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
-The Wofford Family
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