In 2015, I was a failure. I’d spent the previous five years chasing a calling, a dream, or maybe selfishness. I found myself at my wits’ end, with Continue Reading
Veterans
Wooden Sarcophagus
They lay in their wooden sarcophagus, the polished and the tattered, the clean and the dirty, the garrison and the combat. They represent a life Continue Reading
A ‘Hallmark Christmas’ movie in Iraq
By Patrick Seaman It’s Christmas time, and like many people, I’m looking forward to time with family and friends, and celebrating various Continue Reading
Why I Spent a Year Plus of My Life Working on a Movie Called “SHEEPDOG”
By Amy K. MitchellWhen I served as the communications director for the U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee back in 2012, we held a hearing that has Continue Reading
Carrying the Weight Forward and Speaking Anyway
For most of my life, words were either unnecessary or dangerous. In war zones, clarity mattered more than poetry. In law enforcement, intelligence, Continue Reading
The Loneliness Epidemic and US Military Veterans
As America confronts what the U.S. Surgeon General has described as a national epidemic of loneliness and social isolation, a truth emerges that Continue Reading
Meet The Standard, Not Your Opinion
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Just like facts do not care about your opinion, a standard of performance does not care who you are but Continue Reading
Dreams That Never Take Off
I sometimes dream about flying. I guess a lot of people do. I have heard that it is a common type of dream. It might be a different situation in my Continue Reading
Warriors Heart: Strength Through Healing and the Second Chances We Choose
Looking around her office at the trinkets and mementos strategically placed in every corner and shelf, Vonnie takes a heavy breath. “We honor the ones Continue Reading
Mud
By Daniel Clancy They said there’s not politics down here,But our boots are the only ones covered in blood. They said “no politics down here, Continue Reading
War // The Grit in My Teeth
Sometimes when I think of the war, my war, I see all the things I was way back then. A lump develops in my throat. I was young, idealistic, and Continue Reading
Christmas Exodus Confessions from a Green Beret Who’s Had Enough of Comfortable Lies
By Bradley Schamel The holidays always bring a flood of social gatherings and travel, opening doors to new opportunities and chance encounters Continue Reading