By Emily Younger
A new program at CNM in Albuquerque has paired veterans with hot air ballooning. The goal is to help the soldiers transition from military life to civilian life.
âWhen I still had my buddies around it was fine and dandy, but when everybody split their ways I definitely felt alone,â said Veteran Patrick Quirino. Quirino enlisted in the army when he was 25 years old. He spent nearly a year and a half in Afghanistan.
âIt was all worth the while and I wouldnât change it for the world,â said Quirino. However, life after the war wasnât so easy. âSelf secluded, you know. It got difficult,â he said.
Quirino enrolled at CNM soon after returned home to Albuquerque, he enrolled at CNM. While there, he said his life took a significant turn.
âWhen he started the program, he was pretty quiet and now heâs one of the team and heâs having a good time doing it,â said Veteran David Walker.
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