When I got into the room and took all my gear off it hit me hard. What exactly it was that hit me I could only describe as an avalanche of horror and hopelessness. I felt like I was trapped in my own death. There was no way out, and I had to play the…
Giving and Taking – Part Three of Three
Giving and Taking- Part Three of Three by Robert Tanner Please read Part One and Part Two to understand where this picks up: A couple of frantic minutes later, the noise in my mind was interrupted by Leigh’s soothing voice. By concentrating on her words, I was able to re‐focus my thoughts and get back to the task at…
Spotlight: Artist Giuseppe Pellicano
Dr. Tara Leigh Tappert, the art editor for The Journal of Military Experience’s third volume, and a person as ingratiated with the veteran art community as one can get through her various roles as editor, curator, college instructor, and non-profit leader, recently said that Giuseppe Pellicano was “the real deal” when asked which artists we…
Giving and Taking – Part Two of Three
Giving and Taking – Part Two of Three by: Robert Tanner Please read Part One to understand where this picks up: Thursday evening, I pulled into the parking lot of Sacred Om Yoga in Point Pleasant, NJ, feeling a bit nervous. “What did I get myself into,” I wondered as I made my way across the parking…




