coWntNaHgF (Gast)
| | I am a Vietnam-ERA veteran and a cogelle instructor. I am also an advisor to the student-veterans organization on campus. Some of the media portrayals of this current crop of veterans is not just wrong, it's slanderous. Yes, there are adjustment issues for everyone getting out of the service, whether a cook or a SEAL, going from a structured environment where everyone is working toward the same end to the civilian world with seemingly no rhyme or reason is always an adjustment. And yes, some do have PTSD, but that does not put them into the media's stereotypical homicidal maniac category, it means that they have suffered a trauma and those veterans who have confided in me and other advisors that they are PTSD sufferers are receiving help. Our veterans, as a group, are the most dedicated, driven and successful group of students, hands down. They are mature, serious and bring a a unique perspective to the classroom. I am proud and humbled to be in their presence and though my job is to teach, I learn more from these young men and women than I could ever teach them. The media, especially the press, rarely get things right. Their portrayal of veterans seems to be too many times from watching Rambo movies. I have yet to see a reporter come by the student-veteran center just to talk to these guys and gals. When they do want a story for the student paper or for the local daily, it's a quick phone call, a few questions, a picture or two and a week later, some story about veteran issues that gets it wrong. The press does try, but most have never been in the military and therefore cannot relate to what these veterans are telling them. It is up to veterans of every era to ensure that this current generation of our brothers and sisters are portrayed accurately and completely. There is a poster someone put up of a squad of grunts silhouetted against the sky. The caption reads The Greatest Generation 2.0. That is exactly right. |
ciIrT8io (Gast)
| | About the CC Chapter VVA/AVVA picnic. Atta boys were given out and it made for a great day of food, coitsreavnons and (as the banner, an At Ease )day. I want to say one thing, the two folks handing out the atta boys (Rose and Aaron Possien) were the only two not on the receiving end. They deserved to have the super, super hero awards. They have given selflessly to the VVA/AVVA. All the atta boys together represent the awards these two should have received. Thanks to both of you.Mickie |
CcWmpaShMhpm (Gast)
| | Rofl this is what happens when you sterhon EVERYTHING. Her stylist is just lazy at this point.Also, cropped tops x high waisted pants (and boy, are these ones tight) is a combo that never works on her, it makes her look boxy.The only positive thing here is her makeup. |
