Retired Marine with PTSD credits Pure Barre for new life - CBS News 8
The retired Master Bomb Technician found a loving community with Pure Barre exercise for body and mind. SAN DIEGO — March is Brain Injury Awareness month. In this Zevely Zone, a military hero showed me how Pure Barre has given him a new life. Pierre Anthony, a retired Marine Corps veteran, has gone from disarming bombs to pulsing at Pure Barre in East Village San Diego. "Going into combat changes you," said Pierre (41) who became a Marine at age 18. Pierre took four extended deployments to places like Iraq and the most dangerous areas in Afghanistan which led to high casualties. "Every single day, I think that was the bloodiest conflict since the Vietnam War," said Pierre. A conflict that came with thousands of IED's. "Improvised explosive devices. They calle