Category Archives: Gulf War

Being Proud of Who You *Are*: Part 2.

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

I was barely even a teenager, but I knew for certain that I wanted to join the military and serve my country. The only thing that I knew about it though was based on my father’s service in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Being Proud of Who You *Are*: Part 1.

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

“Once a Marine, Always a Marine” This article is going to be a little long and will have taken some time to type out by the time it’s published, but it’s something that I’ve been wanting to get off my … Continue reading →

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“Just Medals and Scars…”

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

I finally watched the entire movie of Jarhead without turning it off and walking away from it – I needed that. Yes indeed, it’s an older movie, but I just couldn’t watch the whole damn thing before last night. In … Continue reading →

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Veteran Drivers License – A Way to Diffuse?

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

External Link: Driver’s License Honoring Vets Could Diffuse Tense Situations. A handful of vets have gotten into confrontations with police in recent years. In many cases, post-traumatic stress disorder or other emotional battle scars played a role on those incidents. … Continue reading →

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National PTSD Awareness Day and an Infographic…

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Today is National PTSD Awareness Day – established by the U.S. Senate last year to raise public awareness on post traumatic stress.  Over the past few days I’ve been working pretty hard on this blog to make it a lot … Continue reading →

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