Empowering Veterans One Story at a Time
These experiences exposed me to the harsh realities of life in awar zone, from children selling their siblings for candy to theconsistent danger of land mines. This deployment was asignificant shift from my previous experiences, demandingadaptability and resilience. I remember watching the childrenrunning around and noticed none of them played in the grass.It seemed they…
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When I decided that I wanted to take a shot at writing I spoke with several folks who had already written a book that was published either by the writer or a publisher. The one thing that seemed to be common among most of the people I talked with was “write what you know”. What…
Day breaks as the Sun ascends. The War Against Evil and its destruction continue another day. Looking over the horizon and seeing nothing is the peace I enjoy. The temperature is comfortable now, and the world feels balanced. I momentarily revealed my inner thoughts. I like to call these moments my Brain Break. We will…
If you’ve ever heard the phrase, “Embrace the Suck” and wondered what it means, here’s a little story to put it into context. The story below wasn’t the worst experience ever; it wasn’t the Battle of the Bulge, or the rains and fighting on Cape Gloucester, but it sucked none the less. For some, it…
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Break glass in case of war is not the only thing that the veteran community should be known for. No different than any one else our youth leave high school with dreams of something bigger than themselves. Each have different reasons for joining the military. The dreams they had get put on hold to serve…
Originally published in No Shit, Here I Am: A Soldier’s Stories of Life During and After the War on Terror March 11, 2003 Fort Drum, New YorkWheeler-Sack Army Airfield I sat on the flight line with soldiers in a line behind me. Three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters lifted off. Rising from the tarmac and dipping their…
First published inProud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Vol. 5 (2016) Read more in: No Shit Here I Am: A Soldier’s Stories of Life During and After the War on Terror. Our tour bus stopped among other tour buses, and our driver, George, grabbed the microphone. “Okay, kids,” he said. “I know that Arlington…
So happy to be able to join this group. Looking forward to being an active member in between writing book 2 of my Carson Series and taking care of stuff around our place out in West By God Virginia. Have a great remainder of the day everyone and God bless all the veterans and those…
