In 2015, I was sent to {~Country~} on a deployment for the {~Military Branch~}. While I was there, I was brutally sexually assaulted by a member of the {~Military Branch 2~}. I worked for the Sexual Assault Prevention officer at the time, so I knew nothing would happen if I reported it. I went straight to the clinic and asked the PA to stitch me up. He asked me if I wanted to tell him anything. I said no and went on my way. When I returned to the states, my behavior became extremely erratic. This top performer was suddenly an emotionally-eruptive burden, and not one person asked why. Instead, they chose to punish me for things I had no control over, and destroy me for the emotional reactions that I had to it. My career was ruined and I could not have done anything to stop it. I became so depressed that I stopped going to work and NO ONE EVEN NOTICED. On day 3, one person did notice and showed up at my house. When I didn't answer the door, he kicked it down and found me in my bedroom planning my end. He throw me over his shoulder and took me to the ER. He never told leadership because he knew what they would do. Instead, he made me promise to never return to this place, and I agreed. I used that moment to find hope and seek healing. I did great! I found an amazing therapist and continued on the upswing, retiring from the military in 2022 and opening my own business in 2023. Then in 2023, I found out that the man that saved my life ended up taking his own life. Today, I live my life knowing that he had to have saved me for a reason....I cannot let his death go in vain. He cared about me and I care about you...call me. We are not alone in this fight.