In recent years there has been a great deal of coverage on veterans and the difficulties many of them face. The stories highlight a range of hurdles from soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with debilitating physical and mental traumas to reports of disability claims backlogs at V.A. offices across the country. The Washington Post, […]

http://www.sipsofsunshine.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-military-heart.html A military heart is unique, it must be true, The blood that pulses deep within is red, white, and blue. Its love is like a fire that grows when it is shared, For complete and total strangers, they have truly cared. All heroes past and present, at war and at peace, My admiration for […]

“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the guest columnist to enlighten readers on a subject, as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. Random Thoughts I have been too busy this last month to do the research to write a serious and documented column. However, I […]

Part IX: Unhappy Anniversary It has occurred to El Hyena that our nation is approaching a momentous anniversary. Two weeks from today, another Friday, many people will stop what they’re doing and think back fifty years. They will remember where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about something horrible and […]

I believe it was Franklin D. Roosevelt who said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” That statement was made at a time in history when numerous global and national circumstances were weighing heavily on the psyche of our nation. Then president Roosevelt, with his now famous statement, sought to encourage Americans […]