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Gold Star Family
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
Afghanistan: We Give You Our Dead, You Give Them Their Meaning
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 9, 2021. I write this today, not as an individual, but as a Veteran of the wars of Continue Reading
Interview with MOH Recipient Captain (Ret) Flo Groberg: Pt. 3, “Courier Of Honor”
This is the third and final installment of our interview with Medal of Honor recipient Florent "Flo" Groberg. You can read the second installment Continue Reading
Motherhood and Brotherhood: A Simple Heartfelt Thank You
As a Gold Star mom, I often wonder whether my mind will ever stop trying its best to reject the “ultimate bereavement.” Words spoken to me by soldiers Continue Reading
Lessons from a Grieving Mother Whale
by Jenny Albers Losing a child is a club you never want to join. Whether you lose a child in war, in the womb or, late in life, the loss of a child Continue Reading
Memorial Day and the Ramadi Mule
Memorial Day is quickly approaching and that means different things to different people. We will be reminded, no doubt, that the purpose of Memorial Continue Reading
Sister of Fallen Green Beret Calls Out SOFREP for Releasing Video of Soldiers’ Deaths
by Megan McGill-West This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 18, 2018. Editor's Note: "SOFREP" is now known as "NEWSREP." To the Cowards Continue Reading
Veterans Support: Truth or Fantasy?
One of the benefits of being assigned far away from any military post is that I get invited to local events. Last week, I was invited to attend the Continue Reading