American Legion incarcerated post and Mennonite church help veteran find peace

Photo courtesy of Donald Ravenfeather Donald Ravenfeather spends time with his dog, Sheba. He rescued the Great Pyrenees from Big Dog Ranch in West Palm Beach. Ravenfeather was a founding member of the American Legion Post 398, Martin Correctional Facility. He’s now the land manager of Beltran Peace Center 270, Old Town.

Photo courtesy of Donald Ravenfeather
Donald Ravenfeather spends time with his dog, Sheba. He rescued the Great Pyrenees from Big Dog Ranch in West Palm Beach. Ravenfeather was a founding member of the American Legion Post 398, Martin Correctional Facility. He’s now the land manager of Beltran Peace Center 270, Old Town.


Patrick McCallister
For Veteran Voice
Donald Ravenfeather is helping numerous veterans find their centers at the Beltran Peace Center 270, Old Town. Ravenfeather knows a lot about finding your center. He lost his back in the late ‘80s after surviving a helicopter crash.
“I credit the American Legion for working with me, and while I was in the prison itself, it gave me stability,” he said
Yes, prison. Ravenfeather was convicted in 2007 for robbery after years of broken relationships and job hopping, along with what he calls “psychotic episodes.” That arrest started the Marine Corps veteran on a six-year involvement with the justice system that ended in the Martin Correctional Institution in Indiantown.
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