Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Actress Veronica Simpson, turns personal PTSD story into film

Actress turns personal PTSD story into film
 By HOWARD ALTMAN
 The Tampa Tribune
 Published: April 02, 2012

When she is not wearing her uniform, Air Force Reserve staff Sgt. Veronica Simpson can often be found during her off hours acting in front of a camera. Most of the time, Simpson, currently a chaplain's assistant at MacDill Air Force Base, is playing a made-up character. She was a waitress in "Burn Notice,'' a medical technician on "The Glades'' and, in "Charlie's Angels,'' she played an assassin.

But in November, while shooting a movie called "All Wars End,'' Simpson played a role that was all too real – the wife of a Marine with post traumatic stress disorder. It was a role, she said, that changed her life. That's because, in real life, Simpson, 32, is the wife of a former Marine with PTSD. One scene in particular, she said, led to an epiphany. Shot in an apartment in Miami, the scene involved Simpson's character arguing with her husband. "From that one little scene I got a glimpse of my own life," Simpson said. read more here