Military

FOR THE MILITARY, IT'S A SMALL WORLD

Submitted by Kathleen Rodgers on February 19, 2013 - 18:20

 

(Originally published in Military Times, 12/30/91

 

         Sometimes we see the U.S. military on a global scale – like a monolith of might, not to be reckoned with. But if you stick around long enough on any give day at any given post or base, you never know who you might run into.

         One day when I was working as a volunteer at the thrift shop at England AFB, La, a woman and her little girl came in to consign some items. As I priced her things, we got to talking.

Pass The Salt Doc

Submitted by Joyce Gilmour on February 8, 2013 - 14:07

Title: Pass The Salt Doc
Authors: Mike Mullins and Jim Greenwald
Genre: Poetry
Reviewer: Joyce M. Gilmour

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1630005959

This collection of poetry is about after. After the war, its focus is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), a serious issue among returning Veterans from all wars. Not easily recognized or readily identified. It does not have a set pattern that can be written down and checked off for all, as PTSD has many faces. This book is dedicated to all Veterans, past, present and future. For it is the Veteran we owe everything to, and taking care of each one is a national responsibility. The arts can and do work wonders for those suffering from PTSD and we would suggest that writing poetry is the strongest drug available to each of you and requires no prescription. Writing provides the externalization necessary to overcome traumatic events/experiences. No poetry you write is wrong or right it is simply necessary on the path of recovery. We are not therapists or professionals in this field and do not pretend to have magic cures. We will state that no professional can "cure" you without your coming to grips from within yourself with the issue and using that ability which we all possess to help ourselves. Writing allows the individual to place on paper emotions they find difficult to vocalize. It is this written expression that can bring about the change needed if "cure" is the desired destination.

Author(s) Mentioned: 
Mullins, Mike
Greenwald, Jim
Tags: 
Book of Poetry
Inspirational
Poetry
Collection
Military
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'Red Sky at Morning' receives an excellent review

Submitted by Steve Wilson on February 6, 2013 - 20:57

As some of you may know, my debut novel, 'Red Sky at Morning', recently received a 5 Star rating on www.thechristianmanifesto.com, and once again, the characterizations of the book's protagonists were a big part of that. Interested readers of military/espionage fiction can view it here:

http://thechristianmanifesto.com/archives/book-review/red-sky-at-morning

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