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The Iraq vet redefining mindfulness, one bourbon at a time

Iraq war combat veteran Fred Minnick hosts a bourbon tasting dinner at Cordelia, a restaurant in ClevelandBottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man's Life.'/>

Like many vets, it took Fred Minnick time to find the best way to cope with what he would learn was PTSD. For Minnick, sense and peace came with bourbon — and "taste mindfulness."

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