This story excerpt is reposted with permission from the Vancouver, Canada-based Afro News, a publication for which Military Success Network's Managing Editor, wrote this original article about the memoir of Lt. Cdr. Joseph C. Marston, RCN, CD, DSC. The Canadian Navy officer, born in May 1916, wrote … [Read More...]
Here we are just days after the official remembrances of the events of 9/11, now 20 years passed. This week the covers of national magazines no longer feature photos and stories of the survivor families all grown. All the familiar networks with the greatest reach have moved on to screening other … [Read More...]
Veterans’ return to civilian life is the focus of the work of film director, Nicole Amelio-Casper. Her dedication to supporting the transition phase comes from seeing the need in her communities, in her work in news video reporting and editing as well as her role as a military spouse. In an … [Read More...]
August 25, 2012 By
Have you ever wondered when the first swim across the English Channel was?
On August 25, 1875 an Englishman did it. It took Matthew Webb, an officer in the British merchant marine, 22 hours to swim from Dover to Calais.
Webb’s feat of courage and endurance has since been repeated by many hundreds. Nonetheless, today’s swimmers wear high tech neoprene suits that allow them to withstand the cold waters of the channel.
August 20, 2012 By
Phyllis Zimbler Miller (author photo provided)
Military Success Network’s first guest blogger, Phyllis Zimbler Miller, former army wife, blogger and award-winning book author, has a special offer to help readers explore the military spouse experience in her book, “Mrs Lieutenant.”
On August 20 and 21, 2012 only, MilSuccessNet readers and Zimbler Miller’s fans can download the Kindle version free. See the link at the end of this post. [Read more…]
August 16, 2012 By
Today is the first day of the rest of Will Coulter’s life.
That’s because yesterday, August 15, 2012 was his “official end of service” date.
Coulter Family (photo provided)
With accrued leave time, Will Coulter was free to begin building his post army life in the spring of 2012. Decisions had to be made on where he would now put his full energies. [Read more…]
August 14, 2012 By
On August 14, 1784, a group of hardy pioneers founded Three Saints Bay, Alaska’s first settlement, on Kodiak Island. The settlers did not come across the Atlantic, but across the Bering Strait. They were Russian fur traders led by Grigory Shelikhov.
Shelikhov’s settlement on Kodiak Island
The settlement had a short life. It was destroyed by an earthquake and its attendant tsunami in 1792. There was no turning back, however, as more fur traders and even orthodox monks sought to arrive at the new land.
Russians moved along the entire Pacific coast all the way to California, but British and American pressure limited the territory controlled by the tsars to what we know today as Alaska. [Read more…]
August 8, 2012 By
This has been an interesting year to say the least.
Our book, Hidden Wounds: A Soldier’s Burden was published and found its official launch on November 15th, 2011 while I was deployed.
Marius and I received a lot of positive feedback. The most common responses to us getting published were, “That’s cool.” and “How did that happen?” with the latter often said with surprise and wonderment.
We both appreciated the “That’s cool!” and have yet to fully answer the “How did that happen?” [Read more…]
August 6, 2012 By
The electric chair
August the 6th, despite its unassuming sounding stop on the calendar at the height of the lazy days of summer, belies great turning points in killing, scientifically.
Humanity transformed the world when it aspired to move from humble inhabitants to masters of their universe through the discovery of its physical laws.
People were sent to the moon and unmanned space probes were sent beyond the limits of our solar system. Man, however, did not change. [Read more…]
July 25, 2012 By
On July 25, 1792, the Prussian, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, issued an ill-timed and uninspired warning to Revolutionary France. Known as ‘Brunswick Manifesto’, it threatened the Parisians with reprisals if the French King was harmed.
Unfortunately for spunky ol’ Charlie Brunswick, the French of the 18th century had not yet fully acquired the fear of the Germans.
July 23, 2012 By
Teresa Grace’s story begins in earnest the recounting of the experiences of military men and women transforming their service in the armed forces into civilian life. Military Success Network (MilSuccessNet) profiles present people in transition. The generosity in sharing their experiences in guest blog posts and interviews, allow us all to learn from their challenges and to be inspired by their successes. We’ll also explore the personal and public resources that support their process.
Teresa Grace now resides at Fort Hood, Texas as an Army wife and mother. Photo provided
Today’s 3rd (and longest) of the 4 posts is based on interviews with Teresa Grace (nee Broadwell) and Helena Kaufman in January of 2012. It covers:
Life as Teresa Grace knew it radically changed when she enlisted in the Army. She chose this path not long after graduating high school in Lewisville, Texas, instead of the modern-dance scholarship offered her to the University of North Texas.
July 18, 2012 By
As London’s turn at hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics is set to begin, we remember one of the greatest of sport’s inspirational stories-a time when “1” meant “10”.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci in a practice session for an appearance at the Hartford Civic Center. Photo credit: Dave Gilbert/image originally posted to Flickr by eye2eye.
It all happened on July 18, 1976, in Montreal, Canada.
A shy 14-year old girl from Romania had just completed her uneven bar exercise. Her flawless performance revealed the limits of the day’s electronic scoreboards when the judges awarded her “the first perfect 10.00” in the history of gymnastics. [Read more…]
July 16, 2012 By
DC Seal
On July 16, 1790, George Washington signed into law the Residence Act, effectively laying the foundations of our nation’s capital. The Founding Fathers inserted a provision into the Constitution granting Congress the power to establish a federal district “not exceeding ten miles square” in order to house the Government of the United States.