MEA
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MEA is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to work with veterans and their families to publish creative prose, poetry, and artwork
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“After White Flags,” literary fiction by Dane Sawyer, examines the nuances of emotional entanglements at home and involvement in war abroad, peering into the motivations and justifications that drive them militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
S. Jay Holz’s creative nonfiction, “Out of Uniform,” is a sensitive, intimate portrayal of moments of her life as the wife of a man whose reintegration after wartime service presents significant challenges militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Out of Uniform”
by S. Jay Holz The coffee shop on our street corner hums with the normal gentle noise of a Saturday morning—clattering mugs, the hiss of steam, chairs scraping across tile. He chooses the back cor…
“Let That Be a Lesson,” by Sid Macken elaborates several instances in the beginning of his service in the Army that imparted valuable wisdom for him as he progressed in his career militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
“Field Manual: Browning M2,” by Edward Vidri, is a creative nonfiction story about Iraq written in the form of a familiar publication for those who served – a field manual for a piece of equipment militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Field Manual: M2 Browning”
by Edward Vidri – * C1, FM 23-65 FIELD MANUAL No. 23-65 HEADQUARTERS DEPARMENT FO THE ARMY An Nasiriyah, Iraq 20 SEP 2007 BROWNING MACHINE GUN CALIBER .50 HB, M2 1.1 TRAINING STRATEGY The …
Claire Fron’s creative nonfiction story, “Plastic Boy,” describes a vivid recollection of her time in Iraq, highlighting a poignant and moving encounter with a small Iraqi boy militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Plastic Boy”
by Claire Fron Plastic Boy is at the window again. Late at night when I’m trying to watch TV in my apartment, he sometimes shows up on the patio and taps his thin fingers on the sliding glass door,…
“Dirt Bag Lieutenant,” nonfiction by Nancy Stroer, is a candid piece of reflection wherein the writer looks back on a pivotal moment in her service in the US Army that led to a change in perspective about what that service entailed militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
Stanley C. Ross’ nonfiction, “Can’t Quit, Won’t Quit,” recounts a life-changing experience during his service in the Central Highlands of Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Can’t Quit, Won’t Quit”
by Stanley C. Ross There was nothing special about the mountain other than North Vietnamese having been spotted at the top. We’d been airlifted to the bottom of the mountain and our mission …
Military service can provide valuable training to be applied to civilian careers, even if that career track is, in retrospect, unexpected. Learn about Tanya Whitney’s experience with this in her creative nonfiction, “When Life Throws You a Curve” militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
Joey Damiano’s poem, “Grease Grate,” candidly discusses what it was like to feel terribly out of place in a combat arms role in the Marine Corps militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
“The One Who Picks Up,” a poem by P. J. Hughes, imparts its readers with the raw emotions that serve as a bond between two veterans suffering similar challenges militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
P. J. Hughes powerful poem, “Half a Person,” looks at what can be lost in military service militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Half a Person”
by P. J. Hughes I left young. Eighteen, still green in the eyes and loud in the chest, thinking I’d come back the same way I went. But I didn’t. There’s a part of me still wearing that first…
N. Jed Todd finds an old patrol cap, and it invokes a wide array of memories and reflections in his poem, “Meditations on a Too-Small Hat” militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Meditations on a Too-Small Hat”
by N. Jed Todd – – N. Jed Todd is a Texas refugee, TAMSter, retired US Army Psychological Operations Master Sergeant, and a Russian linguist. Also until recently a civil servant, workin…
Daniel W. Ross invites his readers to join him in remembering a friend made during Russo-Ukrainian War in his poem, “Toasting from Warm-Up to Stirrup” militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Toasting from Warm-up to Stirrups”
by Daniel W. Ross – – – Dr. Daniel W. Ross grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where he developed a love for poetry and creative writing at Gilman School and Goucher College. H…
“In Between,” poetry by Earl Weigelt, examines the compelling gravity of the memories of war and their paradoxical allure militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“In Between”
by Earl Weigelt – – – Earl Weigelt grew up in Jackman, Maine and came to love the woods and waters of the North Country early. With family ties to service running deep, he answere…
Earl Weigelt takes his readers to a forward operating base in Afghanistan in his poem, “Mizan” militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
Would a military aircraft be out of place in a residential neighborhood? Of course! See what happens when a jet adorns a backyard in Stephen Barile’s poem, “F-86 Sabre Jet” militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
J.M. Green’s literary fiction, “Our Red Toyota Paseo,” illustrates a rather nuanced father-son relationship militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
Louis Faber’s poetry, “V.A. Hospital,” glimpses inside a ward of a Veterans Affairs hospital and into the unique personalities found there militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“V.A. Hospital”
by Louis Faber The tinny sound of the TV from the ward room signaled the beginning of each day and lights out, and we knew the nurse would soon appear.. We had all traded our olive drab’s, camo and…
“To Any Civilian,” a poem by Frances Wiedenhoeft, is an answer to the age-old question, “What did you do in the war?” militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“To Any Civilian”
by Frances Wiednhoeft – – Frances Wiedenhoeft studied creative writing at Madison College. Her work can be found on warwriterscampaign.org, in the 2015 Ariel Anthology, Praxis Ma…
Frances Wiedenhoeft’s poem, “Writing During War,” is a meditation on how the words and messages of the experience of war linger militaryexperience.org/as-you-were-th…
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“Writing During War”
by Frances Wiedenhoeft – – – – Frances Wiedenhoeft studied creative writing at Madison College. Her work can be found on warwriterscampaign.org, in the 2015 Ariel Anthology,…
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