Featured Veteran Artist: Dave Landymore

I am honored to feature veteran Dave Landymore this week, a veteran leader and activist with The 6th Branch . His story highlights the principles of servant leadership and what artistry in your life looks like. His story emphasizes how he was able to transition by finding himself through serving others, pointing out that sometimes [...]

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February 22nd, 2012 by charlie

Featured Artist Stephanie Workman

  I am honored to feature Stephanie Workman’s photography on this site.  An amazing woman, artist and advocate  her dedication and work  has a huge impact  so many in the veteran community.  I am delighted to share her site and her work. Please take a moment to read her bio, Stephanie is truly an inspiration [...]

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January 24th, 2012 by charlie

Featured Veteran Artist: Kateri Peterson

I am honored to feature Kateri Peterson, an advocate with Family of a Vet, familyofavet.com.  I found her post and was immediately moved.  Her writing is intense and from the soul.  Its delievered in a way that makes it universal and available for the reader.  This post is on the emotion anger and the ways it manifests, after [...]

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December 28th, 2011 by charlie

Chemotherapy

I wanted to showcase what a blog entry became. This poem was several revisions from a first ramblings about my experience with chemo. I am excited for people to see what revision does for your work. I am sure I still have more tightening to do on this poem but its already come a long [...]

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December 15th, 2011 by charlie

Featured Veteran Artist : P.W. Covington

I would like to take the opportunity to highlight veteran artist, P.W. Covington. He is the author of Like the Prayers of an Infidel…: One American Airman’s Experience Service, War, and Return  and Vet to Vet: An Examination of PTSD Through Writing  .  P.W. uses his own story to advocate for others and continue the dialogue on PTSD. [...]

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December 8th, 2011 by charlie