What. a. week. Can I get an ‘A-men!‘? <crowd cheers> AMEN! Thank you all for hanging with me this week regarding such major issues in the wounded warrior community. I would especially like to thank all my readers who commented on my blog and went as far as to write to CBS to protest the…
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Pro-Bono (ie, FREE) Legal Programs for Veterans – legal assistance for veterans master list
I have had to answer this question more than once, so I am going to provide my master list of free (ie, pro bono) legal services for veterans and other similar legal assistance programs for veterans. If you know of a program that is not on this list, please feel free to email me or…
The Voicemail That Changed My Life: Part 1
Follow me as I take you through the journey of what I believe to be an incredible story. Writing this actually terrifies me. Sharing it with the world terrifies me even more. There are some memories I’ve worked incredibly hard to suppress and forget. In Dan’s case, he’s had a hard time remembering some things,…
Regarding Dr. Phil’s “From Heroes to Monsters?” Episode. Here’s Why America is Outraged, or Should Be!
On Thursday April 19, CBS aired an episode on the widely-popular television show Dr. Phil about veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. In doing so, Dr. Phil and his network also unleashed the fury of the military PTSD community. Now the military community is demanding a personal and public apology from Dr. Phil…
Dear Dr. Phil: You Owe American Veterans An APOLOGY. They are HEROES and not MONSTERS!
(If you haven’t heard about what Dr. Phil did this week on his show, THIS POST explains it in more detail. It should also be noted that since the date of my two original blog posts, Dr. Phil changed the name of the show but offered no apology, which I responded to here.) In short,…
PenFed “Hero at Home” finalists have been announced!
Since I last wrote about the PenFed Hero at Home Contest where I wrote a letter to PenFed explaining how their contest was a catch-22 based on the award listed on their website, this is what has happened…and now I need your help! PenFed contacted me and thanked me for pointing out the error on…
The Best Marriage Advice You’ll Ever Need
This post was originally titled: “The Best Way To Wake Up in the Morning And Guarantee a Good Day Does Not Require Any Coffee: My Secret Weapon” On 12/19/2012 I changed it to: “The Best Marriage Advice You’ll Ever Need” because people had no clue that some of the best marriage advice you’ll find was…
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