VIDEO – HAVE A HEART –
Dec. 31, 2025 – The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans doesn’t quit trying to help service members – even when a veteran gives up on themselves. Army veteran John Vincent Doran had several chances to change his situation, but chose to live on the street. A traumatic incident…finally forced him to accept help from MAC-V.
Doran is proud of his service to the country. He served for three years, two of which he spent in Germany.
“I’m a Cold War, decorated vet,” said Doran.
Doran’s job was watching over nuclear warheads during the Cold War. An experience that still haunts him today.
“The unit I was in, the 85th USIFAD, was very suicidal, depression and I saw some things. I have PTSD, you know, you get locked up with those nuclear warheads for a couple of years,” Doran said. “You didn’t know if it was a drill or if it was the real deal, so I still think about it.”
Doran left Germany and returned to Minnesota, where he joined the Army National Guard as an MP.
It was during that time that he was living a double life because of his addiction.
