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The Rwanda Project
Well I have returned from the greatest experience I have ever had in my life. Three weeks ago I set off with 20 other students from Long Island University, to travel to Africa where we would would visit Rwanda. Rwanda was where we would learn about the 1994 genocide, meet students of the Kigali Mental [...]
My Deployment to Africa
Thinking of the word deployment, one might think I will soon be on a mission with the United States military tracking down terrorists. Though I will be on a mission when I travel to Africa (my destination), it will not be a mission that will find me back in uniform, armed and along side my [...]
The Never Ending Battle
Watching the new film by Frontline/PBS titled “The Wounded Platoon” was an eye opener for myself. This was an incredible film, as it told the story of Third Platoon, Charlie Company that was deployed to Iraq. The film documented soldiers from the platoon who came home after being deployed to war, and who struggled with [...]
Africa
One of the greatest moments I had while serving in the military, was when I would get deployed to different places. Living in Alaska, training in Texas and Las Vegas were great experiences, but being overseas before war time was even a more memorable moment when I took a tour of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One [...]
A Look Into My Internship
I had mentioned in my previous blog about keeping everyone updated on what I am working on in my Master’s program. Well it’s been a total of 58 hrs into my school guidance counseling observation, which 100 total hours is needed to complete this in the current semester. I love every minute of what I’m [...]
Closer to Reaching My Educational Goal
I’m one step closer to reaching my educational goal, a goal I have been working so hard to accomplish. I had began my educational studies after taking a much needed break after separating from the military and today I continue to study.The only difference is that what I’m studying today is allowing me to specialize [...]
A Soldier’s Christmas
The holidays are upon us once again, and though I will be in a warm house enjoying the days with family and friends, I take a moment to step back in time. I recall the days serving in the military when I couldn’t make it home for the holidays and I couldn’t be with the [...]
Take a Veteran to School Day – My Experience
When approached by a good friend of mine who is a teacher, and ask to take part in coming into her class to speak to her 1st grade students about what it is to be a Veteran of the military, I couldn’t turn it down. While on my usual search throughout the internet searching for [...]
September 11, 2001
There I was in uniform, guarding a high level priority aircraft on Elmendorf AFB in Alaska. I was down to my last couple of hours on shift performing my duties as a Security Forces member, when I received several phone calls from my buddies who were also on shift with me. They told me to [...]
Switching Careers
When I walked into Sgt .Coyles recruiting office back in 1999 for the 5th time, I finally decided on the career I wanted to begin in the Air Force. It was a tough decision, because there were so many jobs I would have liked to have done, though in the end after being told my [...]
