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I lost a friend today so I felt like writing this..

 

PTSD rewires your brain. It puts you on edge—always. Like an undercurrent of negativity you’re unconsciously trying to escape.

 

You can’t relax. Can’...
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The ability that the military gave me to grow up and see that life isn’t a box of chocolates, but that life is what I make of it and my military service saved my life.
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Wanted to send a personal "Thank You" to all active duty, retired, deployed, public service officers, as well as the K9 members & an especially praise to the husbands, wives, significant others, and t...
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MSgt Guillermo Ybarra III and 6 others. [See More]

Visiting my xhusband today; he is an active CDL driver for one of the top 10 logistic companies in the US. Decided to have a cup of coffee. Even after adding cream & sugar, it's so strong that it coat...
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For you HAPPY MORNING people...
Trying to help the others get a "Wake Up Jolt!"

 

https://youtu.be/BIikfdNIHQE
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Going to try this "Good Morning" again without my "Colorful Sentence Enhancers"
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Don't laugh. Or do cause it was a long time ago.

 

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I was once directed to fly to Europe to brief at a NATO Conference at Shape HQ in Europe. It was on the fighting done by Israeli troops during the th...
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I posted about how if you live long enough, you can spot trends and changes. This picture is of me and Mr. Carlton (US Army Veteran/ Police Officer) sitting on his front porch chatting. I think I shal...
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I posted recently about how my floors shine, because I used to have to polish: Barrack's floors, Platoon Bay Floors, Day Rooms, and even once detailed to polish Hangar Floors for the Chopper Guys. My...
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"Go see String Bean, tell him I sent you."

 

Okay, I had to go to Brigade Supply to get something for our First Sergeant. I didn't know anybody in Supply other than our own Supply Clerk.

 

"How will I k...
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A "Dear John, " story.
I sat next to a guy on an airplane. We chatted up, and turns out we both served In Germany about the same time. We were both 'engaged" when we went overseas, and weren't when we...
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I am off to the VA Clinic for a quick check up. Even though I wish I didn't have to visit Doctors at all, I do love going to the Clinic. I usually get to meet several Veterans, from every age group......
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Jussaying#12633 - Military Life
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Sgt Walko and I were exchanging some comments about figuring out how to get along when we first joined the Army. He told me a great story. And I answered with one of my own. We were staying in old Quo...
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Okay, first I need you young Soldiers out there ...say anyone who enlisted after 9/11...what is a basic load for an Infantry Ruck nowadays. What Equipment to you carry humping on Patrol, or to a Base ...
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More out of the mouth of babes:
My Grandson was over with his sister. Our new neighbor was over chatting with us. The kids were sitting quietly on one side of the porch...us Adults were on the other s...
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Army life isn’t always Training. Sometimes, you get to actually see the places you were deployed too. I was a Mortar Section Sgt. The guy standing on the other side of the Easter Island head was the T...
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Ask yourself a question. Not your present self, your five year old self. I used to use this question to let my kids know how much they have done in their lives already. I don’t know what you were like...
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I wrote about my senior moment last week where I thought I was driving my truck, but I was driving my daughter’s car. So when I offered to take a guys moped back to the gas station and said just throw...
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This is probably wildly inappropriate- but it is a memory of mine. I was flying from Newark to Honolulu - and that is a long flight. Seated next to me was a couple in their eighties (I was in my late ...
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Sometimes it is the little things that impress people. When we came across this jeep, I checked to see if it had a battery, jumped right in and got ready to start it. My wife said: "Don't you need a key"

 

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So I watched the video on Recruiting Ghurka's, that was posted earlier today. I worked on a British Ship, and Security was provided by Retired Ghurka's from the Royal Battalion. I made friends with th...
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I met a Vietnam Veteran, he went to Vietnam in 1965, then again in 1969. While we were chatting in line; he made me laugh. I asked him what he was going to order and he said: "I am getting a #17 Mike'...
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I guess because my late best friend was on my mind all day, I thought about how many great friends I made in the Army. It was weird how close you got, and how fast. And then you would get PCS'd and it...
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Well, I dated while in the Army, but never a fellow soldier. I did have a few WAC friends, but never dated one. I had a few buddies who were married, but we left their wives alone- or no more home coo...
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The other day I was on a roll writing about my Dad. last night I wrote about dribbling a basketball for the first time in over three decades. Then this morning Colonel Brown made a comment that she mi...
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I was thinking back on my time in the Army. And I realized that there are four types of Soldiers I met at least once in every Unit I served in. What are those four types? Well, first there was "Slim."...
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Memorial Day is coming up. So I thought I would post this. Don't get me wrong, I love my Civilian Life, but it isn't Military Life at all. So here you go:

 

It will be Veteran’s Day soon. I am a Veteran...
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If you know you know... This place showed up on many Monday morning blotter reports (until a trooper was beaten to death by the bouncers while the local PD did nothing but watch, "because it was out o...
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Jussaying#11129 - Whoops...
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Jussaying#11096
Most Cav Scouts had M113s which were numbered 113s because they were capable of doing 113 things.
The one in the front was a M112 - you will never guess which thing that vehicle was unable to do...
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In 1970s Panama,

 

We had triple X jungle fatigues (stamped XXX) left over from Vietnam. They weren't made of ripstop materials. They usually tore up within a week out. We never pinned rank on them or ...
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Jussaying#10945 -

 

Cav Scouts always had the best accommodations.
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Jussaying#10925 - Sleeping in the snow. Fort Carsen 2001
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Jussaying#10871 Need a real big clearing barrel.
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Jussaying#10735 - The way we rolled...
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Rafael Esparza - a great leader, a hell of a fighter and a friend.
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Challenge Coins - The old and the dirty*...

 

Its out there - I want to see the worst one.

 

Just the one that means to most TO YOU.

 

I carried this one for 18 years everyday.

 

Tell your friends its "Come One, Come All!

 

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“In the last Quarter of Life”
A lot of us are in the last quarter of life and I share without politics, religion, race cards. Just gentle thoughts:
You know, time has a way of catching you off-guard abo...
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“Life begins at forty. Up til then, you are only doing research”.

 

-- Carl Jung
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Jussaying#10489 - A long time ago in a land faraway - Courtesy of Jeffrey Capwell Sr
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It can be years between hello and good bye and hello again. We are family. We hold each up. Stronger together or we will fail with division.
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Steve Schmidt is one of the most articulate prophets of our contemporary American times. This link should be primarily listed under "politics," but I'm unable to post with it there. So, I'm posting ...
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What's your funniest "The Military Just Came Out Of Me" moment in the workplace?

We've all got one - that moment in your civilian job when the CPO came out of ya, or the LPO came out...maybe even the CO or XO rose it's head. What's yours? When did your military bearing come to play?
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PTSD: Another Perspective

As most of you know, in my limited spare time, I work as an advocate for Veterans trying to bridge the gap between civilians and Veterans. It is no secret that this gap exists and, in some areas, is very hard to cross. One of the topics that come up a lot is that of PTSD, or PTS if you prefer. As...
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A Veteran's Response to: “Thank You For Your Service”

The first time someone thanked me for my service, I was a little stunned – I had no idea how to respond. My first reaction was to say “Thank you”, but no, that wasn’t right; “It was my pleasure” was not exactly accurate either.

 

“Umm, you’re welcome?”

 

I had been out of the Navy already for probably...
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Jussaying#10246 From my buddy Jimmy Faulkner - World class accommodations right here.
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What is wrong with this picture?

Rallypoint was created to be a resource for military members: Veterans, Retirees, and Active Duty and one feature that stood out that was unique amongst Social Media was the concept of Influence where people could offer advice or contribute ideas which then could be upvoted and/or downvoted if users...
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Seek Beyond Statistics - There’s more to the top 5 best places for Veterans to live than numbers

Many articles have been written to help Veterans decide where to live once they separate from the military. Veteran Life (https://rly.pt/3jhDaD4) has an impressive analysis of the 10 best states in which to retire based on a number of factors including tax benefits, cost of living and employment. Benefits Pro (...
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This link takes one to John Williams' Revisiting Normandy from Saving Private Ryan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n4YCLKXmlc
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A place where instead of reading a book, a person tells a story to a willing listener.
During Covid, I believe we lost many of our social cues with the face masks. This is a great opportunity to relea...
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