August 2, 2013 In the July 19th edition of Athens Now, with reluctance, I dragged you into the Theatre of the Absurd by...
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All Things Soldier Archives
All Things Soldier: Protecting The Chaplaincy
This is not the first time that this column has sounded an alarm over the fact that our military men...
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All Things Soldier: Rewiring The Brain To Help PTSD Sufferers
I was diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) over 20 years ago as a result of an assault that...
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All Things Soldier: Serving Chick-fil-A Now “Hazardous” To The Career Of A Soldier?
Just when you think things can’t get any more un-American in America, you find out that one of our brave...
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All Things Soldier: The S.E.A.L.S, Somalia, And Mother’s Day
I am just back from a truly memorable Mother’s Day Weekend. I had the privilege of attending the graduation ceremony...
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All Things Soldier: War On The Warfighters, Spiritually Speaking
In the past two weeks I have had a “front row seat” at an alarming set of incidents that once...
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The “Boston Massacre,” The Achilles Freedom Team, And Team Red, White And Blue
At the time we put Athens Now “to bed” for this second edition in April, 2013 our country was still...
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All Things Soldier: Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
It has been nearly 40 years since one of the most remarkable hostage rescue operations in modern history occurred in...
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All Things Soldier Women’s History Month Celebration At the Vets’ Museum
Women’s History Month Celebration At the Vets’ Museum: Airman Mattye Murray To Be Honored, Mary Scott Hunter To Speak Residents...
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All Things Soldier: Women’s History Month
March is celebrated as National Women’s History Month in thousands of communities and military bases throughout the world. This celebration,...
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All Things Soldier: The Other Side Of Zero Dark Thirty
The elimination of Osama Bin Laden, whose code name was “Geronimo,” is the subject of a film entitled Zero Dark...
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Duty Driven – Sandy Thompson
In honor of Black History Month, join us at the museum on February 9th, 2013 as the local SCV hosts...
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All Things Soldier: The Marine Corps League
There is an understanding amongst military personnel and civilians alike that Marines stay Marines as long as they are six...
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Athens Veterans To Receive Overdue Awards
The Legion of Honor is France’s most distinguished decoration, and it can be bestowed to recognize the special contributions and...
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All Things Soldier: Grinches Strike, We No Like
It seems that the unplanned theme of the December 21, 2012 edition of Athens Now is that evil and darkness...
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All Things Soldier – Sandy Celebrations Of Yore
Unless you have had the opportunity to have your holidays honed down by virtue of living in a combat zone,...
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All Things Soldier: The Parable of Petraeus
If you are reading this article, former 4 Star General as well as recently resigned ClA Director David Petraeus by...
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All Things Soldier: The Betrayal That Is Benghazi
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I have an especially soft spot in my heart for the Navy...
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All Things Soldier: Veterans’ Day Parades, Why Should We Bother?
The 5th annual Veterans’ Day Parade is set to be held on the 3rd of November at 11 am. This...
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All Things Soldier: Disenfranchising Our Defenders By Denying Them The Right To Vote
In 2009, a bill was passed that was designed to streamline the voting process of our service men and women...
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