Episode 29: SGT Sam McKamey

Born and raised in Delaware, Sam is a 26 year old family man with a wife and daughter at home with 2 dogs. While in high school Sam volunteered at his local fire house riding on both the fire truck and ambulance. Graduated High School in 2016 and Enlisted into the Marine Corp Reserve as a Bulk Fuel Specialist. When not attending drill he was developing his civilian trade as a welder. Sam has been welding for 7 years, is currently a certified pipe welder, and was a welding instructor for a short time as well. While in the Marine Corp, Sam was a rifle/pistol coach, a company training NCO, a dedicated funeral honors marine, a fireteam leader, and a squad leader. At the end of his first enlistment Sam decided to reenlist in the Air Force as a Flight Medic and is currently still serving in that mos in the Air National Guard today. He experienced the loss of a friend to suicide once in the marine corp and once in the blue collar community. These two experiences pushed him to start reaching out even more to his friends far and wide that are part of these communities. He created The Middleman Initiative where he acts as the median between people seeking help and the resources they need to get that help. Whether its the military, the fire department, or the blue collar field, sam is a part of many different and large communities where suicide is unfortunately not uncommon. His stated intent is to reach individuals who are struggling in an effort to prevent depression, isolation, and suicide. Special focus on The Veteran, The Military Service Member, The First Responder, and The Blue Collar Worker. Sam is focused on being a friend to anyone that will reach out to him and helping whoever he can through their mental health journey.   Sam can be reached at [email protected] @themiddlemaninitiative on both instagram and facebook https://www.instagram.com/themiddlemaninitiative?igsh=MTV2ZmprM2k4Nm85Zg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr