Town Dedicates Street In Honor Of Late Veteran 'Doc' Moody

SOUND BEACH, NY— The Town of Brookhaven announced they would dedicate Groveland Park Blvd. in Sound Beach to honor late veteran Glen "Doc" Moody. A ceremony is planned at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning at Groveland Park Blvd and 7th St. Moody fought in Iraq and Afghanistan and later became an advocate for veterans with PTSD.

Moody died in April at age 39.

The U.S. Marine Corpsman was born and grew up in Miller Place. He enlisted in the Navy after graduating high school. Suffering from severe PTSD, Moody became an advocate for the PTSD community and worked with the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation. His own service dog was a Labrador named Independence who was always with Moody, TBR News Media reported.

"In an effort to live a positive fulfilling life and find peace, Glen became an active member of the community. He contributed to fund raisers for others suffering from PTSD and spoke of his disorder freely to encourage others to seek help," a news release from Brookhaven said.

Moody, in his words in a post for the service dog foundation, spoke of how valuable service dogs can be for veterans and his career:

"I was born and raised in Miller Place and always had a dream of fighting for my country. I am a veteran of the Afghani & Iraqi Wars and served as an FMF Corpsman with the U.S. Marines for six years. I suffer from PTSD as do many of my brothers. PTSD is controlling. Symptoms range from flashbacks to nightmares to anger and depression. You don't know how to turn it off. I don’t want to forget my past, I just don’t want to fear it. I want a positive future. I need to find peace with myself and my soul. There is no cure for PTSD but many sources are out there to help our veterans. Service dogs are trained specifically for Veterans with PTSD through Patriotic Service Dog Foundation. Twenty-two veterans with PTSD take their own lives every day. Veterans, like myself, need to learn how to become independent, become self-confident and make sure they can adapt to life outside the military."

Friends and neighbors raised $4,000 for the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation in Moody's honor after his death.

Katerina Katolis grew up with Moody and told Patch she's happy to see the street dedication.

"Glen impacted so many by serving our country and contributing to veterans— it is heartwarming to see the road he grew up being renamed in his honor and memory."