I spent 20 years avoiding the VA process. Now that I’ve experienced it, I believe veterans deserve care, support, and a promise that won’t be rewritten.
Category: Veteran
Service members carry stories that rarely make headlines. This category explores the human dimensions of military life and its aftermath — from mental health and identity to belonging, sacrifice, and what it means to come home.
Breathe Again
The journey to getting the help I needed and finally being able to breathe again.
The Hidden Cost
New veteran benefits come at a cost: proposed cuts to disability pay for tinnitus and sleep apnea. Millions of veterans could be affected. Here’s why.
Veteran for Pride
I’m white, straight, and a veteran — exactly the kind of person you might not expect to write a defense of Pride Month. Maybe that’s exactly why I should.
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is not a barbecue. It is a day to sit with the weight of what it cost for this country to exist — and to ask honestly whether we are honoring that sacrifice or betraying it.
