In his astonishing story, Messages From Beyond , James "Smokey" West recounts his time during the Special Forces, his ongoing struggles with PTSD, and his road to self-improvement by using his combat-related dreams and nightmares as sources of strength. "...I felt nothing when I died." Not many people can claim they have died only to come back alive. Throughout his entire life, death alluded James "Smokey" West. Growing up poor in Richmond, Virginia,...