Walking with Memphis

Life with a Service Dog & Veteran

Honor

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Honor. High respect. Esteem. Privilege. Honor Wreaths for Veterans. Organized to honor, remember, assist with special needs, and educate people about our veterans. Our purpose is to place wreaths on graves of U.S. veterans: maintain U.S. veteran cemetery plots; and other veteran charitable needs. My friend, Jim Koonce, is doing amazing … [Read more...]

PTSD Awareness Month

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June is sometimes recognized as PTSD Awareness Month. How aware are we of that, actually? Do you know the signs and symptoms? Can you spot someone in a coffee shop and think, "yup, bet they have PTSD?" It is not always easy. It is not easy to admit, deal with, and live with every single day. What does "I'm fine." mean to you? I saw an … [Read more...]

“Hero at Home”

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For those of you who know me, you know that I love books. I have bookshelves lined with them. At times, with my schedule, it is challenging to read a book for "fun," but there are rare moments when I get to do just that, read on my own time, a book that has nothing to do with research, writing, teaching, but a book that I am genuinely interested … [Read more...]