This week I spoke with Aaron Kirk, Dr. Donnelly Wilkes, and Charlie Faint about death – what did they think about it before they joined the military, Continue Reading
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Gold-Star Mom Jumps from Plane… with Team of Veterans into Normandy to Commemorate D-Day, Her Late Son’s Memory
This article was first published in August of 2019 and is republished with permission by Kate Ketschek [Seattle, WA, May 2, 2019]—An elite team of Continue Reading
Memorial Day—Remembering the Fallen
Tandem-jumping into Normandy with Army Rangers who served with my son, Sgt. First Class Kristoffer Domeij, to honor the fallen at the 2019, 75th D-Day Continue Reading
Gratitude, Sacrifice, and Remembrance
Many of my circle know that I have a daily gratitude habit – each day I give thanks to a person that enriches my life in some way. Today is my Continue Reading
Hope in Hell: Letters from Inside Auschwitz
"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future." — Auschwitz survivor and author Elie Continue Reading
Why the Breonna Taylor Shooting Should Terrify You
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 22, 2020. In March of this year, police officers in plain clothes executed a “no-knock” raid on the Continue Reading
Two Minutes for Ernie
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on August 19, 2017. It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
She is Staring at Death, and Death is Blinking Back at Her
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on December 21, 2019, as "Ignoring the Elephant." It is republished here with the Continue Reading
The Reality of Mother’s Day: A Time to Weep and Mourn, Laugh and Dance
My sweetest and most painful Mother’s Day was our family’s first Mother’s Day as a single-parent family. As a newly single mom, Mother’s Day was Continue Reading
Nobody Gave a Damn That I was Back Home
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on October 2, 2018, as "Ghosts." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
Military Memorabilia & War Paraphernalia
Last night, while reviewing the contents of a box of military memorabilia, I discovered a news article that my Mother mailed to me while deployed to Continue Reading
Dreading Mother’s Day: Finding Solace in Brotherhood and Sisterhood
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 8, 2016. Mother’s Day... at the first mention in the week leading up to Mother’s Day my conscious Continue Reading
