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Veterans
Why Suicide Prevention Awareness Campaigns May Be Hurting Veterans and First Responders
By Dr. Shauna Springer September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time often marked by well-intentioned campaigns aimed at reducing suicide Continue Reading
Straight to Fifth Gear
My son, Hans, called me. Hans is an Iraq War vet (2011 deployment). He likes to talk to me about his work (he pumps concrete for a living down in Continue Reading
Coming Down From Mission Mode
I was in that middle ground between frustration, fatigue, and anger… again. What’s worse is I couldn’t remember why I was there or how to fix Continue Reading
In the Moment and Alone
Editor's Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Continue Reading
As We Go… This We Know
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
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