Commentary I’ve read accounts where amputees will feel sensations where their missing limbs used to be. One of the phrases describing it is “phantom pain.” The Amputation Coalition describes it this way: “Phantom limb pain (PLP) refers to ongoing painful sensations that seem to be coming from the part of the limb that is no…
Understanding Veteran TBI: Hormone Imbalances Following Traumatic Brain Injury
March 6, 2023
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Commentary It has been known for over 80 years that following a head injury there is dysfunction in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 80–85 percent of traumatic brain injury (TBI) sufferers are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI). Approximately 80–85 percent of MTBI patients recover from their…
You’ll Never Guess Who I Ran Into
March 4, 2023
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Commentary We’ve all had those conversations where someone tells the story about how they were somewhere weird and ran into a friend from home. Then the next person tells their story about when they were somewhere a little odder and met someone they knew. I have a trump card for those conversations. In early ‘04…
A Veteran’s Perspective: Peace Enforcement Is Not the Same as Peacekeeping
March 3, 2023
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Commentary “Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.” — Harri Holkeri Internal armed conflict constitutes the most significant challenge to the United Nations (U.N.) in its pursuit of global peace and stability. U.N. operations, in order to deal with these complex international issues, have evolved over time with ever-expanding roles…
Fini Flights, Walkarounds, and Building Trust in the Air Force (or Anywhere!)
March 2, 2023
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Commentary This article was spurred by a LinkedIn post I once read by Michelle “Mace” Curran, a former U.S. Air Force (USAF) Thunderbird pilot. In that post, she accurately describes the trust relationships between crew chiefs and pilots. She focuses on the fact that one reason for the trust was that she had the same…
A Middle Eastern Veteran’s Struggle With His Own Community
Commentary My squad drives along MSR (main supply route) Dover, en-route to Camp Anaconda. I stand in the gunner’s position, wearing my face mask and goggles. Dust hit my face as sweat from the desert heat trickled down my face and back. I wore a 50-pound IBA (individual body armor) with extra ammo, my M-16…
The Most Difficult Thing About Being a Veteran
Commentary There were lots of things that were difficult about my 38 years in the military. For me personally, most of those centered around not being able to play politics, people who didn’t want to do their jobs, inane regulations, and toxic leadership. I should correct one thing, I refused to play politics. Every time…
It’s Time for a New Approach With North Korea
Commentary “North Korea is going to get away with keeping its nuclear weapons,” (John Bolton) North Korea has once again pulled a page from its old playbook on brinkmanship, conducting a series of missile tests designed to snatch attention away from the escalating conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine and bait the U.S….
‘Stripes’ Is the Most Accurate Movie Regarding Military Life: Here’s Why
Commentary We quite often see blogs and articles discussing the best and most accurate movies regarding war or military life. I’m sure our readers have their favorites, many of which are dependent on the era during which they served. I will leave it to you to peruse for a moment which movie most accurately portrays…
Military Memories: The Power of a Patch
Commentary “What are you doing?” a little boy asked me as I tapped an Army patch hanging in the doorway at our gym. He, like many kids, was hanging out, playing with toys as his mom or dad worked out. “I’m just saying ‘Hi’ to my buddies. This is one of my Army patches. The…
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