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Johnny Farris had spent twenty years in the Air Force. The time had come to leave military service and venture into the civilian world, which he believed was brimming with jobs. At least, that was the rumor. It wasn’t long before he realized he was lumped into a group of
When someone tells a veteran, “Thank you for your service,” it is meant to be a gesture of goodwill and acknowledgment. For a veteran on the receiving end, it can bring up a bucket load of feelings, some good, some not so good. It can even bring up feelings of
The JROTC (Junior Officer Training Course) was established via the National Defense Act of 1916, and by 1946, all branches of service were represented in the program. JROTC is offered to qualifying students in high schools throughout the country. However, not all schools have the program due to limited availability.
Cross Country Walk: Key West, Florida to San Diego, California Have you ever had a crazy idea and go for it? Well, on September 4, 2019, John Ring had an idea. It was a bit crazy, but that never stopped the Infantry before. “I’m going to walk across the country
Celebrate the Women Veteran with Fern Kinion Fern Kinion was born in 1937 and will celebrate her 87th Birthday this year. She was born just two years before the release of The Wizard of Oz in August 1939. In speaking with Fern, you can’t help but be reminded of Dorothy
Tanya’s son, Marine Anthony Patrick Muhlstadt, took his own life. It happened one day in late November 2021 while he was stationed at Twentynine Palms in California. In a mom’s attempt to find understanding and comprehension, she turns to Anthony’s peers. “They all described Anthony as a Marine’s Marine; he
It was October of 2023, and a crew had been dispatched to a home by the title-owning bank to clear it out and get it ready for sale. The house’s owner had passed away, and the property had returned to the bank. As the crew toiled through the home, they
Not all of them are heroes. But they are, as we are, human beings with faults who make mistakes, and in the case of this story, people who must live the rest of their lives with a dreadful understanding. We will get to that…. Let’s begin in September 2009. Our
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