Veteran Lifestyle Magazine with Shahnaz Deyette

Shahnaz is a Navy veteran who served from December 1995 to 2012. She was the second woman in her family to join the military. She completed several deployments, including a Westpac in 1996, Fallujah, Iraq in 2004 (where she was injured in combat), Kuwait in 2007, and a Med Cruise in 2010. She was medically retired due to her combat injuries in 2012, but she did not let limitations stop her. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Regent University in 2015 and a Master of Industrial Organizational Psychology from Liberty University in 2018. She also competed in the Invictus Games in 2016, representing Team USA in rowing, field, and powerlifting. She is a proud wife and mother of three children, two of whom are serving in the Navy and one who is active in JROTC. She is passionate about horses and their healing nature, which inspired her to found Mended Sparrow, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides equine assisted services to service members, veterans, first responders, and similarly situated individuals and their families. Her favorite quote by Bryan Jarrett, “When your past, your pain and your passion overlap, you find the sweet spot of your purpose in life.” Find more at: https://mendedsparrow.org/