2016 02 03 Wednesday It is just cold enough to be uncomfortable. Those crew members not on watch are assembled at parade rest on the flight deck. Continue Reading
Veterans
The Healer’s Arsenal
Where Traditional Healing Practices and Contemporary Approaches to Healing Converge and Where They Do Not By Emily Ireland Modern medicine has Continue Reading
God Told Me I Wouldn’t Die
Colonel Keith Gentile is a tough guy. A former U-2 pilot, TACP ground controller, and combat veteran of Iraq as a commander of MNF-I, he was known by Continue Reading
A Big Two-Hearted River Day
He walked along the road feeling the ache from the pull of the heavy pack. The road climbed steadily. It was hard work walking uphill. His muscles Continue Reading
Drink After Drink… I Drift Away
Drink after drink, song after song. I begin to drift away. I forget the present and drift into the past. I am in a world of plywood, not Continue Reading
Reflection on My Experiences in Afghanistan: A Call for Awareness
by Charles Ray This article, write up, testament, or whatever you want to decipher it as is my perspective on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan as Continue Reading
When Combat Changes What Feels Real
Combat veterans are often described as having difficulty returning to the “real world.” The phrase is revealing because it assumes civilian life Continue Reading
The Last Time
By C.J. There was always going to be a last time. The last time "We're going out tonight" echoed through those halls.The last time I donned my Continue Reading
The Pentagon Counts the Rounds. The VA Counts the Damage.
America is finally tracking blast exposure. It still has to own what that exposure costs after the uniform comes off. There is a phrase in military Continue Reading
We Are Not Four Letters
“When educating operators on Operator Syndrome, the most common response is: How did you know? This response is usually expressed with a tone of Continue Reading
Stop Blaming PTSD, Fix the System
By Cindy McClister, CEO & Founder, Reboot Hope, Inc. When I first read Shane Jernigan’s article “PTSD Isn’t Killing Us…The System Is,” I felt a Continue Reading
Dad, You’re on a List
My son, Hans, sometimes tells me stories of his youth without any warning. He did that today. He is a combat vet from the most recent Iraq War Continue Reading