By the time I was eight or nine, the vision was refined. While other children pondered their future success, I ponder my inevitable and desired Continue Reading
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Real Talk: The Silent War Our Veterans Are Losing
Editor’s Note: The following essay is adapted from remarks shared by Marcia Burroughs at a VALOR Clinic rally in Pennsylvania. After losing her son to Continue Reading
Each Year It Matters
Each year it matters - it feels important to recognize and connect with our history and our grief on the anniversary days. I have no wish to wallow Continue Reading
A Climb of Remembrance   Â
We lean into our trekking poles with pounding hearts and labored breaths, slowly grinding our way up the 30-degree unimproved mountain trail that will Continue Reading
Memorial Plaque: I Wanted Them to Remember and to Be Grateful
When it happened, I cannot recall. It just seemed to happen. I could not take it anymore, and I wanted the world to know. I wanted those passing by to Continue Reading
I Processed the Pain, Shed Tears, and Then… was at Peace
It was the unfortunately all too familiar call. The voice was almost unrecognizable in the fury of pain and confusion. This tone was only spoken in Continue Reading
MAYDAY
It’s the ninth again. The months pass quickly—if you're counting, and for some reason, I am. It's been 33 months since the passing of our son, Quint. Continue Reading
What You Leave Behind
By Special Guest: Jamie Tafoya My son Jonah was six years old when his dad died by suicide. At first, all he understood was that he would never see Continue Reading
The All Too Familiar
I felt the all too familiar back pain as I sat in the all too familiar uncomfortable seats. I sat staring at yet another flag-draped coffin. I watched Continue Reading
Before the Dew Evaporates
by Evan Young Weaver Like anywhere, it’s best to get there early. You don’t have to beat the crowds—unless it’s Memorial Day, I guess—but you do Continue Reading
The Last Full Measure
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub This Memorial Day, Let Us Remember Those Who Gave It All for this Nation and the Principles for Which We 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