Empowering Veterans One Story at a Time
If a fully loaded bus crashes and kills fifty people, it is a lead story picked up by various news outlets, atleast for an hour or two. If a busload of people crashes and kills all those onboard for a second day, itbecomes national news. The Federal Department of Transportation would open an investigation. Thecrash…
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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…
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…
Steve is staring at the gate and looking beyond the barricades. He can’t believe what he is seeing. Just past the wire is an unknown that he has never encountered since he joined the military. His heart starts pounding. It almost seemed his steps were in rhythm with his pounding heart. What do I do…
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Words From Warriors: The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword In the cozy, somewhat chaotic confines of a gun room, where the air is thick with tales of daring and the walls are adorned with memorabilia of adventures past, two unlikely scribes sit. But today, the topic isn’t about the latest firearm or the finest…
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