The demographics of “Veteran Suicide” will surprise you + thoughts on the President’s Veteran Suicide Plan

by | Jun 18, 2020 | A4, Current Events, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Winning, Post-Combat Related Mental Health, PTSD

Below are the ten points outlined yesterday in President Trump’s unveiling of the VA’s newest initiative to combat Veteran Suicide.  The initiative will be led by the “Second Lady” of the United States, Karen Pence, who is the mother of an...
I HAD NO IDEA MY FRIEND TIM LYNCH WAS ISOLATED AND HOMELESS FOR A TIME IN HIS LIFE UNTIL HE TOLD ME: Tim Lynch

I HAD NO IDEA MY FRIEND TIM LYNCH WAS ISOLATED AND HOMELESS FOR A TIME IN HIS LIFE UNTIL HE TOLD ME: Tim Lynch

by | Dec 27, 2019 | A3, A4, Current Events, Lynch & Kenney, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Growth, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Winning, Post-Combat Related Mental Health

I’ve known Tim Lynch since 1990 when we served together at the Infantry Officers Course as instructors.  On December 26, 2019 Tim came on to help me kill an hour of “holiday radio” and he told a story about when he homeless.  The story was stunning...

LCPL LUKE: Fallujah, co-existing with PTSD, leaving alcohol alone and the fight to live a better life

by | Aug 15, 2018 | A4, Combat, Iraq, Post Traumatic Growth, Post Traumatic Stress, Post-Combat Related Mental Health, Substance Abuse

LCpl Luke emailed ALL MARINE RADIO six months ago.  From his initial email asking for advice about teaching his girlfriend how to shoot grew a friendship that recently led to the Gunner & Mac visiting he & his fiance in Huntsville, Alabama during ALL MARINE...