'I was honour graduate soldier until prison at 20 – my life has never been the same'
- Posted on December 6, 2025
- By The Daily Star
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'I was honour graduate soldier until prison at 20 – my life has never been the same'
Jerry Mathes was honour graduate and soldier of the year in the Army National Guard before a conviction for possessing an unregistered firearm saw him jailed for two years at age 20, leading to decades of PTSD and addiction
