On Memorial Day we remember and honor our fallen, those who lost their lives in service to our country in the armed forces. When I think about the cost that has been paid for the ideals of country, both by those who lost their lives and by their family members who have grieved and lived with [...]
USA Today's website has a powerful story and video about USMC Cpl. Ronny "Tony" Porta that I think should be mandatory reading and viewing for every American who wants to maintain citizenship in this country. At the age of 20, Tony was in a Humvee in Iraq that was struck by an IED. Tony lost his [...]
Today I want to share with you something that was shared on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Facebook Page. I re-posted it on Veteran Suicides - America's Shame Facebook Page, but I thought I should share it with all of you as well. I think we are too often divorced from the realities of [...]
Unintended consequences...those consequences we don't foresee when we put what we believe is a well thought-out plan in place. Consequences that we should have perhaps been able to foresee if we would have thought a bit longer about what we thought was our well thought-out plan. The recognition of unintended consequences is often slow in [...]
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