Have you ever been on a long bus ride, like the Grey Hound Trail Way or a bus going downtown? When you got off the bus at your stop, you may have taken a second to reorient yourself to exactly where you were. You may have looked around and thought to yourself, “Oh yeah, this…
DetailsOne way or another, all of us go through some kind of basic training. A place and time in our lives that, whether we like it or not, things change into a different pathway. A place where, like it or not, there is no turning back. In basic training, this was what we would consider…
DetailsA good poker player looks and responds to the tells of other players in a poker game to make the best decision to win. But looking is just one of the many forms of listening and by listening you can sometimes tell the future. Over the last ten years coaching veterans, the thing that generated…
DetailsHave you ever received a letter telling you to report or proceed to your next destination? During your last week of basic training, you usually receive orders for your next assignment. Advanced Infantry Training (AIT) is training that advances, completes and develops the person you will become and what you will stand for while you…
DetailsYou know when you’re in control of your life. You go through the days, weeks, months and things are just working for you. HOWEVER, we all know there is always another hurdle to go through. The last week in AIT Training, instead of getting orders though the regular channels, my Captain and Company Commander calls me…
DetailsA veteran recently asked this question: “Things to know for going into business. What help can I get to start a business?” VLP’s Answer: To answer this Veterans question, how about looking at this from two different ways that might make sense—one from the head and one from the heart. As a U.S. Coast Guard…
DetailsSitcom: Army orders: report Fort Lewis State of Washington United States Army base. Await further orders republic of South Vietnam station and destination. Waiting is a part of the process when it comes to services in the United States Military. It’s good; it acts as a buffer zone for making sure you are in…
DetailsAs soon as we see a rock star, movie star or athletic star appearing or walking in a mall—wow—we are so excited by their presence. We might even risk asking them for an autograph. How about when we see a military service person? Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard—a service person dressed in their…
Details“In country” can mean many different things. In 1968 it meant one thing across the world: “NAM.” The civilian jetliner that cruised across the pacific stopping in Alaska then Japan, following the polar route landed on the east coast of South Vietnam at the U.S. Air Force Base Cam Ronh Bay, South Vietnam. There are…
DetailsThe mission statement of the United States Navy is, “A force for good.” These few words sum up a picture of thousands of protective ships, planes, men, and equipment that travel the earth’s oceans for the protection of what “we the people” believe is good for our society. Out of a need to bind together…
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