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Tag Archives: Army
#SendHerBack: A 21-Year Veteran’s Open Letter To Those Who Want Brown People “Sent Back”
Dear Conservatives, I am a recently retired 21-year Army veteran. I am also a black man. “GO BACK TO AFRICA!” is not a new thing. People have been saying this for years. When “nigger” stopped bothering us or got so played out … Continue reading
Posted in Black community, Blacks, Ilhan Omar, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Racism
Tagged America, American, Army, Black, Congresswoman, conservatives, Donald Trump, Go back to, Hispanic, Ilhan, Ilhan Omar, insults, KKK, latin, MAGA, Mexico, Muslim, no one is going anywhere, Omar, people of color, Puerto Rico, race, racism, racist, rally, red hats, Send her back, slavery, Trump, veteran, white sheets
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A Message To #Trump Supporters Who Attacked Me and My Letter To #Hillary Clinton
A few weeks ago, I wrote an open letter to Mrs. Hillary Clinton on here in which I thanked her for being an inspiration to women and girls everywhere, but most importantly in my own life, for potentially being one … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, president, Uncategorized
Tagged Army, blog post, Clinton, daughter, deplorable, Donald, Donald Trump, food stamps, girls, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, inspiration, letter, medical, nigger, Open letter, post, posting, president, presidential candidate, presidential election, racial, racial stereotype, racist, social media, Trump, Twitter, Twitter post, welfare, woman, woman president, women
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#TBT: A Letter To My 16-Year-Old Self
Dear 16-Year-Old Robert, I am writing to you from 2016, a little more than 21 years into the future. To be completely accurate, I know you aren’t exactly 16 just yet, but you will be next month. You’re anxious to turn … Continue reading
Posted in TBT, Throwback Thursday
Tagged 16-year-old, 1995, 2016, Army, future, life, older brother, Robert, TBT, Throwback Thursday, Younger version
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#Writing: Just ONE Of The Places I Stay Prepared To Write
Before my family and I moved to Texas, we lived in North Carolina. My wife and I are in the Army and were stationed at Fort Bragg. We lived in Raeford, which was about a 35-40 minute drive from the … Continue reading
Posted in Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged Army, author, base, book, books, car, drive, driving, helpful, ideas, light, long drive, love, love writing, North Carolina, notepad, passenger, passenger seat, pen, pencil, poems, poet, poetry, post, screenwriter, screenwriting, seat, signal light, Texas, traffic light, write, writing, years
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#DAVIDBOWIE: Military Supporters, Please Stop Comparing Us To Celebrities When They Pass Away
To those of you who support us in the military, let me preface by saying this: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. It is such an amazing experience to serve in the military, but when I wear my uniform in … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Comparisons, Death, military
Tagged actors, actresses, appreciation, Army, Army soldier, athletes, Bowie, cancer, celebrities, celebrity, co-exist, comparing, comparison, condolences, David, David Bowie, death, die, DVD, Entertainment, evelate, exposure, famous, famous people, famous person, gratitude, Let's Dance, maximize, military, military supporters, minimize, movies, not important, pass away, passes away, patriotic, premium, put down, red shoes, sadness, singer, soldier, sorrow, sports, supporters, television, television show
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SERVICE MEMBERS: Please Stop Asking Celebrities To Our Formal Events In Videos
That title probably sounds worse than it is, but let me explain. I’m intelligent enough to know that I’m not going to change the minds of a ton of service members if you decide you want to do this. After … Continue reading
September 11, 2001: Where Were You? #NeverForget911
On a beautiful, early morning at Fort Hood, Texas, I was a young, newly-promoted Army Sergeant doing my job as an ammunition specialist. That day, I did as I usually did and met with the unit who was doing the … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Never Forget, September 11 2001, Twin Towers, World Trade Center
Tagged 9-11-01, 9/11, 9/11/01, Army, attack, history, military, Never Forget, Pennsylvania, Pentagon, September, September 11, September 11 2001, towers collapse, tragedy, Twin Towers, World Trade Center, WTC, WTC attacks
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