I have a Masters degree in Education Counseling and I just recently retired as an Academic Guidance Counselor in a large maximum security State prison. I have been married to Carolyn for 38 years. I served in the Navy as a Corpsman, eventually being assigned FMF as an 8404, Combat Corpsman with the US Marines. In 1969 I was proud to serve in Viet Nam, both in the field and at 1st Med. I currently spend my time writing and teaching English to local adults in my new home town, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
http://www.tamaulipasteacher.com
Last week I discussed the phenomenon of thousands of our brothers and sisters choosing to live out side of the US. I say thousands, but the number is probably in the tens of thousands because obtaining an accurate count is impossible. It is impossible because many, even most, of us maintain a US mailing address [...]
PATRIOTS ABROAD
A popular trend for veterans is to relocate to somewhere other than the US. No one knows exactly how many veterans live abroad, but the estimate is in the thousands. The most popular countries for we veterans to live are in the Far East. Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore, and Indonesia each have large contingents [...]
“I TURNED TWENTY-ONE IN PRISON, DOING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE”
These lyrics from the popular country song have special meaning for a small but determined group of veterans in prison today. Most States have a sentencing structure that allows for some form of parole or early release for “good behavior” for even the most serious crimes. Even [...]
What happens when a disabled veteran gets convicted of a felony and goes to prison?
The Veterans Affairs is obligated to continue to pay benefits to the veteran, even while in prison. However, these benefits are reduced. Beginning on the 61st day of incarceration following the conviction the payment of disability compensation will be reduced to [...]
At any given time there are tens of thousands of U.S. Military veterans incarcerated in the United States. Many of these are being detained temporarily for some minor indiscretion, and will be released within a few hours, days, or maybe, weeks. This type of incarceration seldom results in the need for emergency intervention from the [...]