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The Pen Story
This is The Pen Story. It’s an Army story. It’s actually my Army story, the one I pull out when the occasion calls for an Army story from my five years as an Army officer. My career was memorable, but mostly only for me and I can’t say my telling of its memorable bits works for everyone, but this one I can get to work most of the time.
By Kathryn Zurmehly5 years ago in Serve
5 Ways for Police Vehicle Graphics Design
Police cars and emergency vehicles must stand out in a crowd for a variety of reasons, but one of them isn't to seem like an old school relic.
By Robert E. Webster5 years ago in Serve
Self Help.
*This is a story inspired by true events that happened to me, some things have been changed based on how much I feel should be shared. although I believe that PTSD and other forms of trauma can be helped through the aides of psychedelics and other durgs, Everyone should seek help through more established channels first.*
By Wanderer5 years ago in Serve
Special Gift
Anyone that knows anything about Marine Corp basic training knows that it is the most difficult boot camp of all branches of the military. I researched all aspects of the training, watched movies, read books and asked other parents all about the experience my would go through on Paris Island in the dead of summer.
By Amily5 years ago in Serve
Most Expensive Helicopters in the World – Top 12
12. Eurocopter EC135 ($4.2 Million) Eurocopter EC135 is one of the most beautiful helicopters built by legendary plane manufacturing company Airbus. This twin engine civil light utility helicopter can reach a maximum speed of 259KM/H. It can travel a range as far as 620KM. The interior of this helicopter is done by the world famous luxury fashion good manufacturer Hermes. The EC135 is widely used for emergency medical services and for military operations and training. The estimated value for the helicopter is 4.2 million US Dollars.
By abdesh5 years ago in Serve
Cold War
From 1946 to 1991 the United States, the Soviet Union, and its allies were imprisoned in a long and bitter war known as the Cold War. The Cold War was rooted in a war of attrition and the political stance of global influence between the Soviet Union and the United States after their temporary alliance following the 1945 German occupation. Historians disagree on a certain date, but it is widely believed that the war lasted from 1947, with Truman Doctrine, to 1991, with the dissolution of the USSR.
By Radha Karki5 years ago in Serve
Canned Cake
I laid in bed exhausted from the nightmares that pledged my dreams and woke me once I finally manage to fall asleep. Today was going to be rough, I could already tell. I argued with myself on the best course of action, attempt to sleep more and face the nightmares in my dreams or get up and face the nightmares of my day.
By Viltinga Rasytoja5 years ago in Serve
Life as an Army Girlfriend
If you’ve stumbled across this, it’s probably because you’re experiencing the same thing, or at least something similar, that I am. It’s been 3 days since my boyfriend left for basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. We dropped him off Monday, July 12, 2021, and he hopped on a bus Tuesday, July 13, 2021, to his home for the next 6 months. Basic training is only 2 months, but he’s also doing his 4 month schooling there as well. I knew that this day was coming, yet my heart still aches for him to be home with me. I’ve been preparing myself for this day since we found out his ship out date, but nothing can prepare you for that final goodbye or that final I love you.
By Taylor Kirby 5 years ago in Serve
Monster of the deep
I spent most of the 1990’s as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, I was stationed in the Central Florida area the entire 8 years. This story comes from my time aboard the first ship I was stationed on out of boot camp. I was stationed on that ship for just over 3 years, it was a working class ship affectionately called a “black hull” due to the fact that the ship was painted black instead of the normal white that most of you are used to seeing on the news. This class of ship maintains the aids to navigation markers and buoys that mark the channels, shallow water, dangers to shipping, etc. We “black hull sailors” were a hard-working type that went relatively unknown to most.
By Clay Wilkinson5 years ago in Serve
The Founding Fathers
"To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions." Benjamin Franklin said this in an effort to explain to people that they must take action as well as they assume things. One of the things that people assume is that the founding fathers would be disappointed in the America of today. On the surface, this seems true. Pick up any news report and you will find horror stories about what is happening in America. Political tensions are at an all time high. Poverty seems to be an endless struggle. The good that should be so prevalent in the world, the good that the founders fought for, seems to have vanished.
By Jocelynn L. Taylor5 years ago in Serve
SKYDIVING FOREVER
Sometimes life is about taking a leap of faith, and for those in the military, it might mean taking that leap from a height of at least 15,000 feet.
By Dandelionclub5 years ago in Serve
As a combat veteran, what shocking cultural practice did you encounter during your deployment?
I first learned about bacha bazi, though it wasn't called that, actually in Iraq. I was talking to a local Iraqi, one of our interpreters, about the Afghans and he called them “faggots”. I asked him why he said that and he told me that they have sex with little boys. I became confused and asked him what he meant. In response to my question, the interpreter became confused and just repeated, “They have sex with young boys.” He added, “They say, ’women are for mating, boys are for pleasure.’” When I asked him how he knew this, he said Afghans told him. It wasn’t for another 2 years when I would deploy to Afghanistan that I would understand what he meant.
By Jimmy Gravitt5 years ago in Serve