LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Inside a colorful workshop space, some veterans are finding something they lost long ago: hope. Through paintbrushes and woodworking tools, a Las Vegas nonprofit is helping former service members battle invisible wounds that traditional therapy sometimes can't reach.

Vietnam veteran Gary Scaife knows firsthand the challenges veterans face when returning home. His experience shaped his mission to create Help R Heroes, a nonprofit dedicated to healing through hands-on creativity.

"When I returned from my tour we were spit on, no one welcomed us back even though we fought for our country... so when I saw how these vets were being treated, I was heartbroken," Scaife said.

So Scaife built something of his own, a nonprofit where veterans put their pain on paint.

"I need to

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