Supporting Our Veterans

War Memorial in DC

Coming from a family of veterans makes veterans day a special one. Both of my grandfathers were in the U.S. Army. My uncle Reynaldo Rosado served for almost 4 decades in the Puerto Rico National Guard. In 2003 he was the highest ranking officer from the Puerto Rico National Guard in the the Combat Theater.…

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When will the mental health of veterans become a priority

When will the mental health of veterans become a priority

As I read the sad news about the Fort Hood shooting, I look at it from the lens of  how the military still does not consider certain internal injuries which can affect a veterans state of mind, as something critical to treat. I remember just before my daughter was born around 2010, I was driving…

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To the Veterans

Alex and Robert in Afghanistan

When I was 17 I made the decision to join the military and to this day I clearly did not understand very well what I was getting into. There where a few things that motivated my enlistment and one of them was following in the steps of my Uncle Rey and both my Grandfathers who…

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Honoring The Fallen!

Memorial Day Weekend 2005

The first time Lucy and I visited D.C. was in 2005 on Memorial Day weekend. We reached D.C. at 4pm and walked for hours. We finally gave up bit over midnight and decided to head back to the hotel. On Saturday we woke up as early trying to do as much as our short visit…

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