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Detroit Lakes war veteran reflects on memories of combat, traumatic brain injury and returning home

Detroit Lakes native Phil Krabbe joined the U.S. Marine Corps in late 2002 and served as an infantryman in Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division stationed at Camp Pendleton.
Krabbe felt compelled to serve following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, joining many young Americans who responded to the call to defend the country.
Within four years, he deployed overseas three times, including a combat deployment in Al-Karmah, Iraq, where he sustained a traumatic brain injury from an IED explosion.
Krabbe revealed that his combat experiences resulted in a traumatic brain injury, and afterward he faced challenges with PTSD, depression, anxiety, alcohol dependency, and suicidal thoughts; he attributes much of his healing to the support of his wife, his service dog Cal, and the Wounded Warrior Project.
After eight years, including four as a combat instructor, Krabbe left the Marines, moved to Minnesota, and now serves as a national Wounded Warrior Project speaker and participant in the documentary "Wounded.

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Detroit Lakes war veteran reflects on memories of combat, traumatic brain injury and returning home

DETROIT LAKES — Like many young men and women living in the U.S. during the early 21st century, Detroit Lakes’ Phil Krabbe felt the call to defend his country in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “I was very upset and angry that we got attacked,” he recalled, “and I did not want somebody else going (to war) in my stead. I wanted to serve my country and do my part, basically.” So with the support of his wife, Melissa, Krabbe enli…

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