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 Experience and the Arts Symposium where, in a supportive environment of fellow veterans, she we was able to contextualize her experience surviving…
BriGette McCoy Address MST With Senate, Huffpost Live
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…
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…