2019
When a new toy called Forky joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
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Winner of a 2019 Foreword INDIES Silver Book of the Year Award After serving in a scout-sniper platoon in Mosul, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war—the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs.
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Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.
In a path to heal, a clinician guides a veteran through a conversation with an imaginary and benevolent “moral authority” to talk about the act or event that has caused suffering. The patient then describes the regret and sorrow that has followed, and asks for forgiveness or a chance to atone.
Soldiers are always supposed to be thinking. That’s what West Point teaches its cadets, who are officers in training. You’re supposed to question the orders you’re given, to see whether they conform to the Geneva Conventions and the laws of war.
The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.
Farmers Davon Goodwin of Laurinburg, N.C. and Charley Jordan of Indian Mound, Tenn., share how farming gives them peace and purpose in their civilian lives.
Life after the military can be difficult for service members. A North County veteran found a new purpose by opening a business with the help of Semper Fi and America's Fund.
Veterans make up 5.9% of the American working age population. But in the National Park Service, veterans make up 26% of the workforce.
War touches us all―leaving visible and invisible wounds on the warriors who fight, disrupting their families and communities, and leaving lasting imprints on our national psyche.
The return from a challenging experience is an important piece of the Hero's Journey, something that every veteran experiences, and one that is often overlooked by society. Healing approaches are needed.