LOYOLA GRAD'S ROTC

Beautiful Music Replaces The Ugly Scenes in Veteran's Head

Scotch Plains resident Paul Fessock, helps his brother, an Afghan War veteran suffering from PTSD: "Music saved him."

Rob Fess, a decorated Afghan War veteran from South Plainfield who now suffers from PTSD, was profiled by Mark Laita on Soft White Underbelly (available on YouTube). Photo Credit: Courtesy of Mark Laita

By Jon Mooney, Tapinto Scotch Plains

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Rob Fessock grew up in South Plainfield, graduated from South Plainfield High School and attended Towson University, where he joined ROTC.

"I was partying and didn’t have direction until I joined the military. He continued with ROTC at Loyola College, and then I graduated as a Second Lieutenant in 1998," Fessock said.

He was a captain with the 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stationed in Iraq during the surge in 2007, and also served in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012 with the 29th Infantry Division.

“I was attached as an adviser to Kabul city police FINISH READING HERE

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