TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Navigating life after serving in the military can be challenging.
Portraits for Patriots, a local nonprofit is working to make sure veterans in Southern Arizona have all the tools they need to start their next chapter.
“It’ll be a huge change. So I mean, for the last 20 years since I was 18, the Air Force has been my life,” veteran Stephen Bratcher said.
Bratcher is looking to put his best smile forward as he works to get a job in the private sector.
“I’ve just got to an old selfie picture and it’s not great,” Bratcher said.
Portraits for Patriots replaced his selfie with a professional photo, done for free.
Carlos Chavez, a volunteer for the nonprofit offers veterans time in his studio just like he would any client.
‘We work through different outfits, different backgrounds just kind of get the vibe and the feel for what …