April Dant Oral History

April Dant and her father-in-law Stephen G. Dant
April Dant and her father-in-law Stephen G. Dant
April Dant holding her son Ryan at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on her visit home
April Dant holding her son Ryan at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on her visit home
Oral history interview with April Dant
April Dant documents her time while in the army. She goes into detail about basic training and her what her advanced training for the air defense artillery was like. She talks about her treatment during her training, after she got injured and the isolation that resulted afterwards. Dant also goes into detail about her multiple false accusations of misconduct against her that eventually lead her to being discharged while in advanced training. Dant talks about her PTSD and how it affected her life after the military. She goes into detail about the process of get therapy and the help she got the VA. Dant also talks about her experience with appealing her discharge status and getting disability and PTSD compensation from the military. Dant then details her sexual assault and the criminal proceedings conducted by the military.