Tag: military
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I DON’T MISS THE MILITARY. IS THAT WEIRD?
I’ve been talking almost daily to one of my best friends who just retired from the military. Fun fact: I was actually one of her first supervisors. Which means I knew her when retirement was approximately 47,000 taskers, 13 commanders and several nervous breakdowns away. Now she’s officially retired. And she said something to me…
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Congratulations! The VA Agrees the Military Broke You. Now What?
You waited. You checked VA.gov, let’s see……. 847 times. You deciphered phrases like “service connection,” “combined evaluation,” and “effective date” as if you were trying to crack a military version of the Da Vinci Code. And then it happened. Your VA disability rating came back. Congratulations! 🎉🇺🇸 The federal government has officially acknowledged that your…
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THE AMERICAN LEGION: IT’S NOT JUST 78-YEAR-OLD MEN AT THE BAR
Let’s talk about the American Legion. Because somewhere along the way, I think a lot of younger veterans got the impression that the American Legion is where 70-something-year-old men go to drink cheap beer, argue about lawn equipment and tell increasingly suspicious stories about things that happened in 1973. And listen. Those gentlemen ARE there.…
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“They told me to get a card.” Cool. What card?!
My mom asked me to talk to one of her friends because she had a question about the VA. Sure, Madre. Anything else I can do for you? As it turns out, her friend’s husband—a Vietnam veteran—had recently been rated 100% service-connected disabled. First, can we stop right there for a second? Vietnam veteran. Recently…
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Arlington National Cemetery
I’m in Washington DC visiting my two best friends and yesterday I did some sight-seeing. I went to the Arlington National Cemetery and was able to see the eternal flame where President John F. Kennedy is laid to rest along with his wife Jacqueline. I also went to the Tomb of the Unknown soldier and…