President Bush held the 4th W100K Bike Race
Through his Military Service Initiative to help Veterans, President Bush held his 4th annual W100K Bike Race for Veterans this weekend, and I have thoughts on that. 1- Damn right he should do...
View ArticleSecretary Shinseki Resigns as Secretary of VA
Army General Eric Shinseki resigned as the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Is this going to make a difference? No. It’s symbolic and this is a systemic problem. The VA is charged with...
View ArticleMy Take on the Return of Bowe Bergdahl
When I was in Afghanistan two years ago, round stickers could be seen on camp doors all over. The post office, the bathrooms, even the laundry room were bespeckled with these round stickers. They had a...
View ArticleAngie Ricketts Part I: No Man’s War
I met Angie Ricketts at this year’s Pikes Peak Writers Conference and was thrilled with the connection we made. Ok, so we’re both writers and that helps, but we’re both military spouses and we bonded...
View ArticleAngie Ricketts Part II: No Man’s War & Military Life
Angie Ricketts is the author of a new war memoir No Man’s War. I met her recently in Colorado and immediately, we hit it off. It’s probably because we know what it’s like to wait up until all hours to...
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