By Kurt Waterstradt There is a day in world and American history that will forever “live in infamy.” A single event 83 years ago changed everything. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941, plunged America into World War II. Every service member and veteran knows the story.
“Remember the Fallen; Honor those who serve; Teach the next generation the value of freedom.” Lofty…But they explain it best. “Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, was a 12-year-old paper boy when he won a trip to Washington D.C. It was his first to our nation’s
By Kurt Waterstradt There’s absolutely no easy or gentle way to say this. We got problems. The whole world, no matter where you call home, has big, big problems. It’s not like the problems in the east don’t affect the west or vice versa. In the always connected, global human
By: Josh Porthouse Do people still “thank their lucky stars to be living here today”? Definitely, at least, I think so. Don’t they? Our Labels Lee Greenwood said “they” can’t take away that the flag still stands for freedom. It’s strange to think that it only took forty years for
By Toni Hedstrom Democracy: A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.1 Republic: A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives and which has an elected or nominated president rather than
By Kurt Waterstradt Food, the glue of humanity, is a survival need, community builder, and connection to nature. It’s omnipresent in celebration and sorrow. A family recipe is a preserved ancestry that’s celebrated as delicious, enticing aromas float from the kitchen during holiday gatherings. Let’s not forget about the ubiquitous
On the morning of September 11, 2001, everyone bent over to put on their shoes. It was a simple task, but it was required to enter office buildings, airplanes, or workplaces, the same as today. Now imagine, as you bent over to put on your shoes this morning, hearing a
JC La Verde, also known as JC Defeats, is a remarkable individual with a diverse background and a passion for helping others overcome adversity. Born in Bogota, Colombia, but raised in Tampa, Florida, since the age of eight, JC has dedicated nearly 19 years to emergency medicine. JC’s journey began
This story is about Green Beans, a veteran, his family, and a dog, or dogs, to be more precise. But the story starts in the desert warzone of Iraq with Soldier Sean Brown. Sean joined the U.S. Army in 2006 and served in the Intelligence and Quartermaster Corps. Sean had
The benefit of human-animal bond for Veterans has a long history in the United States. Animal-assisted therapy dates back to at least 1919 when dogs were part of therapeutic interventions for psychiatric patients. Since then, dogs have assisted physically disabled veterans, participated in a variety of animal-assisted programs, helped rehabilitate
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