I separated from the military in 2013. A few years before that I was diagnosed with PTSD. I’ve had pills shoved in my face but I didn’t quite understand how to deal with this diagnoses. I did not know how to deal with my emotions or cope with the stress. I truly cannot say which […]
At the age of seventeen, my parents decided to move to America, so that I may attend university in the United States. Moving from Ireland during my senior year of high school was quite a culture shift. During this time I rapidly developed an overwhelming desire to join the military. Electing to defer college for
My troubles began on Monday, September 10, 2012. After coming back from a long8-month deployment on the USS Essex, I started to feel tired, lightheaded, hot and sickly. A short while later, my body was so tired that I had to go to sleep. While in bed, I began sweating and decided to check my
I honorably served nearly 15 years in the United States Army and was discharged in December 2013. I was injured in the line of duty. Due to my injuries I am unable to pursue my past hobbies and have difficulties on a daily basis both physically and mentally. I am currently working full-time in the
I was raised in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgiaby a lower middle class, blue collar family. My father worked for Southern Railway coupling and decoupling rail cars. My mother was an admin in an office. College was something that was suggested in my home, but there was never any conversation as to what I was
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When I enlisted in the Army, I felt like I had answered my calling and was destined to do great things throughout my career and around the world. I was going to follow in my dad’s footsteps; and make my mom proud because her baby girl joined the military to better herself. I also wanted
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My story as a Marine started in 1998 when I enlisted as a field artilleryman in Melbourne, Florida. I arrived at Parris Island, South Carolina on December 17, 1998 and quickly learned I had made a difficult but important decision to join the Marine Corps. The next 13 weeks proved difficult and taught me more
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution covers a lot of ground. It provides that excessive fines should not be imposed, and that cruel and unusual punishments should not be inflicted. It also says that “excessive bail shall not be required.” Of course, there have always been situations in which a judge may decide
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We reported in our blog earlier this summer that United States District Judge Murray Snow was considering referring contempt charges against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the United States Attorney for possible criminal prosecution. Last week Judge Snow issued a 32-page decision in which he found that Arpaio ignored the judge’s orders and made
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You’ve heard about the use of body cams for police officers. The idea behind them is to give the public a better picture of what the police do through actual footage of stops, arrests and other police actions. This is intended to provide more openness and transparency, and ultimately, to build more trust in the
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