Why BBRT Was Started
People often ask how the Battle Buddy Response Team® began. It wasn’t because of a title, uniform, or grand plan. It started with one friend, one knock, and one life that almost didn’t make it.
A friend didn’t show up to a regular class at the VA. Mr. Rock felt something was off and decided to knock on his door. What he didn’t know was that his friend was moments away from ending his life. That visit changed everything.
Over the next three weeks, Mr. Rock kept showing up—just to be there. Eventually, he helped his friend get into a PTSD inpatient program. It saved his life.
After completing the program, that same friend looked Mr. Rock in the eye and said, “That first day you knocked…I was going to end it.”
Mr. Rock left that conversation in tears—and with a mission.
That moment is what gave life to the Battle Buddy Response Team®. A promise was made that day: to show up before it’s too late, and to make sure no one ever feels forgotten in their darkest moment.
