CARROLL COUNTY — This weekend, WMAR-2 News will be at the Howard County Veteran-Owned Small Business Expo to kick off our new “Let’s Talk” series, and we’re highlighting organizations that support our service members ahead of the event.

Our first stop is Safe Haven Equine Warriors (SHEW), which is not a veteran-owned business, but one that has become a lifeline for veterans coping with trauma.

Army veteran Benjamin Roberts spent 15 years in the Army — first as a cook, then filling whatever job needed him in Iraq.

“I’d go back today with that same group of people and do it all over again. Like they’re my family to this day,” Roberts said. “I had 15 of them that didn’t make it back. Those guys will always be heroes in my eyes. When I got back home, it was like I just wanted peace. After e

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