In July 2012 more than 120 veterans, spouses, workshop leaders, performers, and veteran service officers met in Richmond, KY for the first-ever Military Experience and the Arts Symposium. Participants came from three different countries and represented every war back to the Korean War. The participants paid nothing for registration , lodging, meals, art supplies, or…
My Father’s War Cursed Me Before It Became My Blessing – by Leila Levinson
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 who speaks about this issue with compassion since she has lived it herself. Leila founded the online community veteranschildren.com where Veterans and…
EKU VETS Wins SVA Award for Military Journal, by Seth Littrell
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 report just click on the picture of the award below.
The Silver Bullet by Ernie D’Leon
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. Across generations, we can learn much about PTSD from our Vietnam Vets. While the AO is different, these experiences ring true from…