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 and some of the more instructive writing on the subject we have ever read. We hope you will take the opportunity to…
The Glass by Beauregard Storm
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 give up the fight to find yourself again. Never let anyone take away your pride in your service.” This is a powerful…
Book Review: The Living and the Dead – Brian Mockenhaupt
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 be. That’s what takes a toll on your brain.” With those simple words, he captures the gut-wrenching day-to-day, life-and-death struggles and triumphs…
Book Review: Untold Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan, by Clayton D. Murwin
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 of the fallen for Gold Star Families. The third volume of the JME will be a collaborative effort with Heroes Fallen Studios’…