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 […]

I saw the morning
It was shattered by a gun
Heard a scream, saw him fall, no one cried
My heart was sadden by this terrible event
It never ends
Never leaves
It just gets worse

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 […]

Thank goodness a small group of patriots risked everything that they had at the time and proudly signed the Declaration of Independence.  Many of those patriots did lose everything they had worked so hard to create in the pursuit of freedom.  That pursuit of freedom is at the core of our American independence.  The ability […]

My friends and family,
My best wishes to you and your loved ones on this Memorial Day. I must
admit, in the past, this day’s special status lay more with the fact that my
family kicked off our summer party season at our family retreat than it did
with our nation’s fallen veterans. Sure, each Memorial Day I took […]

The first time I heard someone use the phrase “Sock Water”, I did not have a vision of a cool refreshing drink.  The image of someone using their sock as a crude form of water purification came to mind.  Drinking a liquid after it had been strained through a sock that I had worn for […]