Fans of Military Experience and the Arts, We are proud to inform you of the release of Jerad W. Alexander’s first novella, The Life of Ling Ling. Alexander is a writer and the Associate… Read More
Maryann Makekau is an Air Force veteran, spouse of a retired member, and mother of two grown military children. She’s also an author and founder of Hope Matters. She attended the 2012 Military… Read More
It’s always a pleasure to highlight the accomplishments of MEA contributors, especially when they emerge as leaders in the veteran community. BriGette McCoy is one such example, testifying in front of the Senate… Read More
Tif Holmes, a contributor to the second Journal of Military Experience and the cover artist of the upcoming Blue Falcon: A Journal of Military Fiction, is making headlines again. She had this this… Read More
Recently, I was contacted by one of our staff members at The Journal of Military Experience because, after working with a number of veterans one-on-one, helping them tell their stories and helping MEA bridge the… Read More
Rod Merkley spent over ten years as a medic in the Army Reserves. During that time he was mobilized for two years to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and deployed once to Iraq. He… Read More
Call for Submissions What is The Blue Falcon? The image of a Blue Falcon evokes thoughts of beauty and freedom to those who’ve never served. However, for those who’ve worn the uniform, thoughts of… Read More
Micah Owen’s harrowing tale of a convoy ambush in 2003 Fallujah appeared in the first Journal of Military Experience and was a recent addition to the New York Times’ “Warrior Voices” segment. Click on… Read More
The New York Times’ Cecilia Capuzzi Simon recently highlighted the community-building, therapeutic outreach of The Journal of Military Experience for one of the largest media outlets in the world. Click on The New… Read More
The second volume of The Journal of Military Experience is now available free to the public. Click on the cover below to access the digital archive. Be sure to share your favorite story,… Read More
Coast Guard Sailor Elisha D. Morrow is a staunch advocate for Service Members who are victims of Military Sexual Trauma. She is also a survivor dealing with PTSD. This is a struggle in… Read More
The work to launch the Arts and the Military/Arts, Military + Healing (AMH) week in the Washington, DC area this past May is beginning to do what we all had hoped it would… Read More
This Infantry Soldier overcame PTSD through counseling and his faith. Today, he is President of the Board of Directors for Operation First Response, a non-profit organization that financially assists Wounded Warriors and their… Read More
When not busy helping veteran poets craft verse for The Journal of Military Experience, Wanda Fries serves as a mother, works as professor of English, performs as a bluegrass musician, and inspires as an… Read More
Military Sexual Trauma is intolerably high in our military today. As estimated 17% of all women in the U.S. Armed Forces have been an MST victim. This is betrayal at the core level… Read More
In “Editor’s Advice to Mil-Writers: Be Flexible, Be Engaged” Charlie Sherpa refers to JME Editor Travis Martin as a “baritone-voiced evangelist and advocate, a standard-bearer for changing the ways in which veterans issues… Read More
Guest Blogger Michael E. Goldberg is a Reiki Master, Life and Health Coach and Author of The Road to Healing, Good Health and Wellness (available at amazon.com, kindle and barnes and noble.com), End… Read More
Oklahoma City University’s “Military Friendly” Red Earth MFA Program has joined our fight to bridge the gap between civilian and military cultures. Click on the flier below to learn more about all they have to… Read More
On 23 October, we posted this discussion question on our Facebook page: “If you could tell others one thing about PTSD, what would it be?” The responses from our members were poignant, honest… Read More
Poet Beauregard Storm started writing and rhyming as a part of art therapy. As a Veteran, he would like to share this piece with those who have PTSD and tell them this: “Never… Read More
The Living and the Dead: War, Friendship and the Battles that Never End “The worst feeling,” Sergeant Tom Whorl scribbles in a small spiral notebook, “is not knowing when your last step will… Read More
Lisa Day is a consulting editor for The JME and the Director of Women and Gender Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. Check out Exit 90 A by clicking on the image below to… Read More
Clayton D. Murwin serves as the sketch artist for The Journal of Military Experience. He is also the founder of the non-profit organization Heroes Fallen Studios who spends his free time creating portraits… Read More
The second volume of The Journal of Military Experience brings together the works of 53 artists, authors, poets, and scholars interested in teaching the world about the nature and consequence of military service,… Read More
In “PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective” Scott Lee writes, “I’m still overwhelmed with life and struggling with the basics, but after attending The Military Experience and Arts Symposium I have been able to divert… Read More
The American Legion first reported on The Journal of Military Experience just over a year ago. Now, they’re covering the release of the second volume at the MEA Symposium. Click on the American… Read More
Red Bull Rising’s Charlie Sherpa writes about the MEA Symposium in fragments, telling to story of a three day event meant to help veterans piece together stories of their own through creative expression.… Read More
Christina Finn, aka “The Pillow Mom”, a woman who has led the way in sending more than 19,000 patriotic pillows to troops all over the world and one of the featured speakers at… Read More
Eastern Kentucky University announces the release of the second Journal of Military Experience. Learn more by clicking on the Jessica Dittbenner’s original cover art below.
JME 2 Sketch Artist and founder of Heroes Fallen Studios, Clayton D. Murwin, talks about the Military Experience and the Arts Symposium and teaching art to veterans. Learn more by clicking on the… Read More
Maryann Makekau, author and workshop leader at the recent Military Experience and the Arts Symposium, reflects upon her experiences working with the more than 100 veterans and volunteers who attended the event. Click… Read More
Voice of Warriors Talk Radio shares about the amazing experience they had at the Military Experience and the Arts Symposium at Eastern Kentucky University. They share some of the interviews with the veterans who were… Read More
Red Bull Rising’s Charlie Sherpa got to experience the Military Experience and the Arts Symposium as both a veteran and a workshop leader. Check out he had to say about the events by… Read More
The Richmond Register covered the Exit 12 Dance Company’s riveting performance in the EKU “Ravine” amphitheater. See Nancy Taggarts highlights from the event by clicking on the image below.
Stars and Stripes picked up on the importance of the Military Experience and the Arts Symposium. Learn more by clicking on the image of participants from the event below.
The University of Kentucky’s Jonathon Spalding looks at the journey that took place from the creation of the first JME to the second volume and the Military Experience and the Arts Symposium. Click… Read More
Voice of Warrior’s Beth Pennington interviews Travis Martin in the lead up to the release of JME 2 and the Military Experience and the Arts Symposium. Click on the Voice of Warriors logo… Read More
Throughout the last few weeks on our Facebook page, we’ve been talking about the effect PTSD has on families. Our Veterans’ PTSD Project story this week comes from Leila Levinson, a gifted writer… Read More
This article, written by the media department at Somerset Community College, was also featured in the Commonwealth Journal and other KY newspapers. In it, Allison Horseman discusses how SCC alumni Travis Martin went… Read More
Veterans at Eastern Kentucky University were awarded the coveted “Program of the Year” award from Student Veterans of America for their contributions to the first JME. To read the Eastern Progress’s Seth Littrell’s… Read More
Vietnam Veteran Ernie D’Leon lived with Post-Traumatic Stress for 25 years before a friend and fellow Veteran recognized Ernie’s suffering and encouraged him to get the help he needed to come back stronger.… Read More
In a recent edition of Phi Kappa Phi’s Forum magazine John T. Harding discussed how one of 14 annual “Literacy Grants” awarded nationally will go toward the publication of The Journal of Military… Read More
This Veterans’ PTSD Project Story comes from Carl Hitchens, a Vietnam Combat Veteran. Our Vietnam Vets have incredible perspective on Post-Traumatic Stress. PTSD was not a diagnosis until the 1980s, and many Vets… Read More
The JME Managing Editor, Travis Martin, wrote this article for Purple Heart Magazine. In the article, Martin details some of his reactions to working on the first volume. Click on the cover art… Read More
Today’s Veterans’ PTSD Project story is from Cheryl Gansner, Operation Homefront’s Wounded Warrior Wives Program Coordinator. I believe that her story will move you as much as it did me. Donate to Operation… Read More
In the last week, we’ve heard from several family members of Veterans recently diagnosed with or working through Post-Traumatic Stress. Generally, these have fallen into two categories: moms of Veterans and wives of… Read More
Andrew Romey discusses the creation of the first JME, the healing effect that writing can have upon those who’ve experienced combat, as well as the importance of veterans telling their stories to a… Read More
Authors of the acclaimed Tears of a Warrior, Tony and Janet Seahorn, wrote this response after reading the first volume of The Journal of Military Experience. Click on the cover of their book… Read More
USA Today: College gives Kudos to Eastern Kentucky University for the publication of the first Journal of Military Experience. Click on the JME 1 cover art below to learn more.
Eastern Kentucky University announces the release of the first Journal of Military Experience. Click on the image below to learn more.
