Today is my oldest son Noah's 30th birthday. Just writing that causes me to want to additionally offer that I gave birth at the age of 10, but I will refrain because I know it borders on the line of being not very believable (alright, truth be told - I was 12). 😉 As regular [...]
Tag: veterans
Just say the word…
Today my son Noah and I went to a forum on veteran issues held at the West Fargo VFW. A local candidate for the U. S. Senate was invited to hear and respond to the veterans' thoughts, concerns, questions, etc. There were about 25 people in all there with representatives from the local chapters of a [...]
Remembrance…
Remembrance...it is more than just a word, it is a commitment. Today let us remember all who gave of themselves for this country. We have lost so many men and woman in the defense of democracy and human rights. Men and women whose contribution to society, while known generally, can never be fully appreciated for its [...]
Where is the sense in it all?
Can you hear me screaming? Can you feel veterans' pain? Can you see the cost of their patriotism? Can you taste the families' tears? Can you smell the fresh dirt that covers their graves? A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes. Veterans are only one percent of the population, but they account for 20% of suicides. [...]
Where the tragedy began…
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 [...]
The 12 Days Before Christmas – 216 Veteran Suicides.
As we all go about merrily this holiday season I want to remind everyone of an unpleasant reality that will forever mar this season for an untold number of veterans' families - the veteran suicide epidemic continues unabated. In these 12 days before Christmas, 216 more veterans will commit suicide. On Christmas Day that number [...]
Sean Alexander Dacus
A 31 year old veteran committed suicide Tuesday outside Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was a member of the 10th Mountain Family - he had served two tours in Iraq in his early twenties. The veteran's name - Sean Alexander Dacus. Sean's funeral service is tomorrow, Saturday, at 2 PM at the Amundson [...]
THE NEW FORTY 