Tag: military

  • KCVA Medical Center AKA The Twilight Zone

    KCVA Medical Center AKA The Twilight Zone

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    I had an appointment at the KCVA Medical Center today and as I drove up the street, through the entryway, I had a very uneasy, angry, sad, blah feeling. I just wanted to turn around and leave. Here I am, a 20+ year Air Force veteran, trying to go to a medical appointment and that…

  • Arriving to Fallon, NV – home of TOP GUN (FP, 2015)

    Arriving to Fallon, NV – home of TOP GUN (FP, 2015)

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    OK – the last we visited Mr. FP I was driving across the country with him as he was being stationed in Fallon, NV at TOP GUN. Yes, it’s true. He was going to be an instructor pilot at TOP GUN. The drive there was pretty non-eventful. We stopped in Texas to visit his mother…

  • Veterans Day

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    In 2023, according to the US Census Bureau, there were just over 18 million veterans living in the US. That’s approximately 6% of the adult population. My two brothers and I are three of those veterans and will be celebrating Veterans Day tomorrow. Every year I usually tell someone how I ended up in the…

  • Veterans Getting Their Slice of the Pie!

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    As a retired military member, working at a VA medical facility, I get TONS of questions that are veteran-related. I will be the first to admit that I do not know everything when it comes to all things “veteran” but I do have some knowledge, and if I don’t have the knowledge, I know who…

  • Road Trippin?! Maybe…(FP, 2015)

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    What happened after I put the kaleidoscope glasses back on once I received the email from Mr. Fighter Pilot proclaiming his never-ending love for me? Well, let me tell you….we had about a 7-hour phone call talking about everything that had gone wrong. BUT – it wasn’t without him making sure that I needed to…