The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans is dedicated to helping service members who have lost their way more than once.

U.S. Navy veteran Robert "Red" Burrow is a living example of not giving up. Burrow used and sold drugs until a prison sentence and introduction to MACV changed his life. Now, he works to connect people to resources.

A certified peer recovery specialist at Recovery Community Network in St. Cloud, Burrow uses his life experiences to connect with all who call.

"How else are you going to get hope out there unless you tell your story," said Burrow.

Burrow's story started after a medical discharge put him back on the streets of his native Chicago and into a fast-paced lifestyle.

"I started civilian life and quickly got caught up in the drug world. I was a dirty junky

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