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22 2 NONE - OUR PURPOSE The number of veteran suicides is alarming. While on active duty and working side-by-side, everyone had each other's backs, with the mentality of never leaving a man behind. Re-entering civilian life is a large adjustment
Dealing With Despair
By Hannah Bouwmeester Some of the prevailing mental health issues Veterans and others of us deal with today are depression, PTSD, despair, survivor’s guilt, or other negative emotional states. People generally deal with these states more and more in our argumentative,
Patriot Place In Gaylord
By Mike Kent Patriot Place Is More Than Housing – It’s a Fresh Start Jeff* was a veteran of the first Persian Gulf War with a problem. Living in the state’s thumb area, he spent most of his days on the streets
Derrick Cox – There’s Always A Tomorrow
By Mike Kent Derrick Cox remembers the steel being cold and hard on his lips. It smelled of carbon and tasted of oil. He was in a deep, dark hole and saw no way out. The gun in his mouth was
Blue to Gold Star Mothers
By Rachael Sherman Starla Owens grew up in a strict household with parents who were the strong and silent type and rarely expressed their emotions. When she had children of her own, she found these traits carried on to her, especially
Transitioning to Civilian Life – Part 2
The Struggles of Civilian Adaptation Written by E. Malik Adaptability is in human nature, but when military personnel separate from their years of relentless service and go back to their civilian lives, they find adapting to a non-combatant life inexplicably difficult. According
Role of Service Dogs for Veterans and Military
By E. Malik Service dogs are trained to perform tasks like helping people with disabilities, physically impaired, psychiatric problems, sensory issues, intellectual or mental disabilities. Any other animal, whether trained or untrained, cannot be used as a service animal. Assigning Service Dogs The
