Veteran’s Day for me is a day to both honor fellow veterans but also be humbled by the fact that I had the privilege of serving my country. I wanted to use this blog entry as a way to thank the many veterans in my life: My family: My wife […]
As of today, there have been 6,026 U.S. military fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan (source: Washington Post Faces of the Fallen). These soldiers fought for their country and made the ultimate sacrifice. I have been very fortunate that in seven years in the Army and two deployments to Iraq, I […]
It’s been nearly two months since my last post… my apologies but it was Christmas. Tomorrow is the first day of my next educational adventure. I begin work toward an M.B.A. in Leadership from Liberty University Online. To fund this schooling, I’ll be taking advantage of the Post 9/11 GI […]
A former co-worker of mine has a passion for video games and runs his own gaming blog, Front Towards Gamer. Well as a former soldier, he was always frustrated while downrange that the troops deep in the fight rarely get the morale building support that troops at the larger, more […]
On Wednesday November 10th, we were fortunate to spend a free evening at the Inn at Sugar Hollow Farms as part of B&B for Vets. It’s rare for Holly and I to get a chance to escape together; it only happens a few times a year. We wanted to arrive […]
Through the beauty of Facebook, I ended up clicking a link to a nearly two month old article that really hit home for me. I wasn’t alive for WWII, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War so I can only imagine what it was like for soldiers and their families […]
I have always considered myself a team player. Growing up in Virginia, I started playing full-contact football in the Greater Manassas Football League (GMFL) when I was 7 years old. I learned the importance of teamwork, but I also learned the benefits of being part of something larger […]
This Veterans Day, over 300 bed & breakfasts and inns spread out among 40 states are doing something special for the vets. On Wednesday, November 10th, each one is opening up one of their rooms for active duty military and veterans! B&B for Vets was started in 2009 by the […]