Monthly Archives: May 2009
MENTORING COMBAT WARRIORS REACHES 4,500 AND GROWING…
Most Recent Mentoring Sessions I conducted another group of Mentoring Sessions to approximately 700 Combat Veterans at Fort Carson the 6th and 7th of this month. This takes the total troop mentoring sessions to over 4,500 participants. The feedback from … Continue reading
Posted in Combat Stress, Combat trauma, Emotional Trauma, I/A Veterans, Innovate Adapt and Overcome, Mentoring, Overcoming Combat Trauma, PTSD, Preventing Combat Suicide, Retired Combat Veteran, Suicide Prevention, US Army, Veteran, Veterans issues, Viet Nam Veteran, combat veteran
Tagged Combat Stress, Combat trauma, combat veteran, Innovate Adapt and Overcome, path to healing, Preventing Combat Suicide, PTSD, veterans needs, Warriors, Warriors Guide, warriors mind
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Trace Adkin honors our Veterans at the Country Music Academy Awards by singing “Till the Last Shot’s Fired.”
This is great. Share with anyone you feel could benefit… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0mm4u2VzDs&feature=related
Posted in Honoring Veterans, Music Video, combat veteran, honoring heros
Tagged honoring warriors, Warriors
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FORT LEWIS COLLEGE IS PREPARED TO MENTOR VETERANS…
Unlike many colleges around the country Fort Lewis College (FLC) in Durango, Colorado has a unique organization called Professional Associates made up of retired professionals who offer mentoring support to students needing help in their academic pursuits. Even more unique … Continue reading
Posted in Colleges, FLC Professional Associates, Veteran, Veteran Friendly Colleges, Veteran Friendly Schools, Vets
Tagged Colleges, Four Corners Area, GI Bill, veterans needs
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LIVING WITH COMBAT TRAUMA: An Essay to Remember…
Parallel Universe An essay on Overcoming Trauma By Alison Lighthall, RN, MS Combat Stress Specialist May 15, 2009 Emotional trauma is a special kind of broken heartedness. It is a permanent condition that, on some rare and lucky occasions, may … Continue reading
Posted in Combat trauma, Emotional Trauma, I/A Veterans, Innovate Adapt and Overcome, Military Sexual Trauma, Overcoming Combat Trauma, PTSD, Preventing Combat Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Veterans issues, Vets, Viet Nam Vet
Tagged Combat Stress, Combat trauma, combat veteran, Military Sexual Trauma, normal life, path to healing, Preventing Combat Suicide, PTSD, surviving Families, veterans needs, warriors mind
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MUSIC VIDEO REVEALS IMPACT of COMBAT TRAUMA on LOVED ONES…
There are many victims of the failure to effectively recognize and deal with Combat Trauma and sadly some are the very loved ones we would give our lives to protect. That’s why it’s so important to recognize the symptoms and … Continue reading
Posted in Combat trauma, Music Video, Overcoming Combat Trauma, PTSD, Veteran, Viet Nam Vet, Viet Nam Veteran
Tagged Combat trauma, combat veteran, I Wish, impact on loved ones, Music Video, PTSD, recovery process, surviving Families, veterans needs, victims
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