Meet the fixer: This farmer gives vets a chance to grow.

Grist
By Grist staffApr 20, 2017, 6:00 am31 pts
Fred Lewis served with the Special Forces in Afghanistan until he took a sniper’s bullet to the helmet. Nursing his injury, he returned to Kentucky, where his older brother, Mike, lived in a rural area with a lot of poverty and addiction. Working in agriculture was the one thing that gave Fred peace, but…

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