After two intense tours in Iraq, Justin Bajema asserts that you can train but you can’t prepare for the things you see, the things you have to do, the way you react…   More

William McNulty co-founded Team Rubicon as a model to help veterans transition to civilian life through continued service in domestic, disaster lead projects.   More

Jose Rene (J.R.) Martinez is an American actor, motivational speaker and former U.S. Army soldier. He has played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama All My Children, and was the winner of Season 13 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. In 2003, Martinez sustained severe burns to over 40 percent of his body while serving as a United States Army infantryman in Iraq. Following his recovery, he has traveled around the country speaking about his experiences to corporations, veterans gro... More

President and co-founder of Team Rubicon. On January 17th, 2010, despite government and large aid organization's advice not to proceed, Jake and founding Team Rubicon members crossed the Artibonite River separating the Dominican Republic and Haiti, carrying crucial gear and medical supplies ... More

Tommy Sowers is a former US Army Special Forces officer and was the 2010 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri's 8th congressional district. He achieved the rank of Major in the United States Army. Born and raised in Rolla, Missouri, Sowers attended Duke University on an ROTC scholarship. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and led a combat engineering platoon in the N... More

Monique is the child of a heroin addict. She found help at Save Our Youth, a mentoring program for runaway youth in Denver.  Monique was moved around from relative to relative as small child. She had given up on school by the age of 12 and was soon living on the streets.  Runaway youth are vulnerable to drugs, addiction and trafficking. They are at grave risk for com... More

Phoebe’s child is 6 years old. Hear this mother's story. “You never think that there’s a possibility that your ex-husband, the father of your child could possibly be prostituting or doing child pornography with your daughter during visits…it never crosses your mind.” More

I'M A VICTIM NOT A CRIMINAL is a trailer for our social action campaign to raise awareness about child sex slavery in the USA. We highlight the scope of the problem, some of the solutions, and quotes from victims who desperately need to have their stories heard. More

Danielle is a former sex slave. She was controlled by a pimp and worked on a track in Boston for several years. She now helps mentor other victims in New Jersey. More

‘Rain’ was 11 years old when she became a sex slave in Los Angeles. She was still a minor under the care of Crittenton Services when she told her story, so her image has been disguised. According to Federal Law any minor who works in the commercial sex industry is a trafficking victim.   More

Child sex slavery is happening every day in every major city in the USA. Polaris Project Executive Director Bradley Myles gives a guided explanation of how and where it occurs in Washington DC. Pimp controlled prostitution is a form of modern day slavery. All minors who work in the commercial sex industry in the US are tr... More