Tag: Iraq War

Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block & How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death (2024)

May 6, 2024

I was watching Investigation Discovery (ID) one night in 2018 when Forbidden Dying for Love came on the television. I was what you would consider an #IDAddict and I regularly watched the new programming from 9-11 p.m. every night. I also tweeted with other #IDAddicts while the show was live. On this particular night, Love … More Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block & How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death (2024)

“I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse (2024)

February 5, 2024

Waiting for darknessWhy doesn’t anybody see nowDeafened by silenceWhy doesn’t anybody hear I’m waiting for darkness Playing with fireBut they’re screaming when they’re burned, yeahOut of the sunlightHasn’t anybody learned I know what they’ll findIt’s in their mindIt’s what they want to seeSpare me from the lightHere comes the nightAnd here I’ll stay Waiting for … More “I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse (2024)

The Uncounted (CNN Special on Caregiver & Family Suicide)

March 13, 2014

The Uncounted Every day, 22 veterans commit suicide. That number is sadly familiar. It has become a symbol of the cost of war that extends beyond the battlefield. But no one is tracking war’s impact on another group: military spouses, siblings and parents. Their suicides go uncounted. The dozens of military family members I interviewed over the … More The Uncounted (CNN Special on Caregiver & Family Suicide)