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 Armed Services Committee this social media peer-supporter and founder of “Women Veteran Social Justice” gained national attention: BriGette speaking before the Senate Armed…
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Veteran Artist Tif Holmes Featured in New Juried Exhibition
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 to say about the inclusion of her work in a new exhibition: Illuminance is a competitive juried exhibition that is open to artists…
MEA Author Rod Merkley Compared to Hemingway by Time
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 is currently studying clinical psychology as a 2LT in the Army Health Professions Scholarship Program and plans on serving as a psychologist…
JME’s Micah Owen Featured in NYT’s “Warrior Voices”
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. Micah is twice a veteran of the Iraq War (2003 & 2005) and twice a contributor to the JME. Beginning his work in the…