Tag: Military

Red Flags: Repeating Patterns of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office That Escalated to an Officer Involved Shooting of an Innocent Airman (2024)

May 20, 2024

INTRODUCTION: The day we learned about the execution of SrA Roger Fortson by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was the day that changed us for life. It hit us so hard given our own terrifying experiences with rogue police officers, the erasure of second amendment rights, and the fact Roger could have been someone we … More Red Flags: Repeating Patterns of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office That Escalated to an Officer Involved Shooting of an Innocent Airman (2024)

Fort Hood: How a Lawyer Out of Nowhere Kept the Problematic Past Hidden, Shut Down the Missing & Murder Element in a Case, and Promoted an Outdated Fix (2024)

March 31, 2024

I lost all respect for Congress, the military, and the media after witnessing how they handled the missing and murder case of Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood in Texas. What a bunch of fake a$$holes. I cannot even believe I use to affiliate with anyone in the U.S. military after what I have learned over … More Fort Hood: How a Lawyer Out of Nowhere Kept the Problematic Past Hidden, Shut Down the Missing & Murder Element in a Case, and Promoted an Outdated Fix (2024)

Stop Lossed on an EPA Superfund Site: How Chronic Stress Hid the Damage Until It Was Almost Too Late (2024)

March 8, 2024

Don’t talk to me about cancer unless you wanna witness a meltdown. Cancer, my dad’s death, and the way my “family” and the U.S. military treated me are my biggest triggers. I realize most people don’t give a f*ck what I have been through. But I’m going to make sure future recruits understand exactly what … More Stop Lossed on an EPA Superfund Site: How Chronic Stress Hid the Damage Until It Was Almost Too Late (2024)

Missing Magnolias Podcast: The Fort Hood Fallen – Jen Norris Explains Why the Death of Paige Fontenot Briles Must Be Reinvestigated (2021)

November 19, 2021

“A twenty-one-year-old Cajun girl and Army Private, Paige Fontenot Briles joined the “Fort Hood Fallen” under suspicious circumstances on Christmas Eve 2016. Returning guest, Jennifer Norris of Military Justice For All, helps to uncover how Paige’s death fits into a larger pattern of young soldiers’ non-combat deaths at Fort Hood, while acknowledging the frequent mislabeling … More Missing Magnolias Podcast: The Fort Hood Fallen – Jen Norris Explains Why the Death of Paige Fontenot Briles Must Be Reinvestigated (2021)

An Open Letter to the Senate and House of Representatives in Support of the Military Justice Improvement Act

June 1, 2016

Dear Senator/Representative, We are asking that Congress ensure that the military give soldiers the same constitutional rights you would have in a civilian court of law. We want professional investigators, not Commanders, investigating felony crimes. We want prosecutors, not military Commanders to make the decision whether we have the evidence to go to court. We … More An Open Letter to the Senate and House of Representatives in Support of the Military Justice Improvement Act

Sailboating in Tampa Bay with the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in Florida (2016)

March 14, 2016

I’ve done a lot of firsts this past couple years and I added one more to the list this past week. I went sailing for the first time ever and even took the helm of the sailboat for quite a ways. What went from being completely uninterested in pursuing this particular hobby in the future … More Sailboating in Tampa Bay with the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in Florida (2016)

Paying It Forward Thanks to Army Specialist Suzanne Swift (2016)

March 6, 2016

The first time I ever heard the term military sexual trauma was when I was living with my future husband in Olympia, Washington in 2006. He was active duty Air Force stationed at McChord Air Force Base. I was a traditional National Guardsman. I had just transferred from a combat communications squadron in 2005 to a … More Paying It Forward Thanks to Army Specialist Suzanne Swift (2016)

Coping with Complex PTSD: A Veteran’s Perspective (2016)

March 3, 2016

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has baffled my mind since first … More Coping with Complex PTSD: A Veteran’s Perspective (2016)

Prosecutor: Navy Petty Officer Rebecca Braswell Considered a Pure Sociopath (2016)

February 27, 2016

Sociopath: a person with antisocial personality disorder. Probably the most widely recognized personality disorder. A sociopath is often well liked because of their charm and high charisma, but they do not usually care about other people. They think mainly of themselves and often blame others for the things that they do. They have a complete … More Prosecutor: Navy Petty Officer Rebecca Braswell Considered a Pure Sociopath (2016)