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The Big Demon

By Holland Emerson Trauma An ugly demon It requires space Demands time Drains energy Why not just get rid of…

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Posted in: Poems, Seniors Ink, Uncategorized, Veteran's Echoes Filed under: blind, eye, good, poem, shock, sunlight, trauma

The Importance of Stories

Stories are more than entertainment. They are life itself. We each live in them. They are us… Your story is…

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Posted in: 13th Armored Division, Veteran's Echoes Filed under: life, memoirs, memories, stories, veterans, war, WWII

Arnold

“We know you were right there with us in spirit.” So, wrote Nancy Damon in a short note to me…

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Posted in: 13th Armored Division, Veteran's Echoes Filed under: army, memory, veteran

The Quilt Story

This is a story of a quilt and its gift of an ability to help emerge from the numbness of…

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Posted in: 13th Armored Division, Veteran's Echoes Filed under: army, gratitude, honor, love, quilt, service, war

The Bridge Between

by Steve McAlpin There is a small coastal village in southwest County Cork, Ireland named Ballydehob. And it was in…

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Posted in: Veteran's Echoes Filed under: bridge, Christian, Ireland, religion

Portrait of a Presidential Painting

  by Steve McAlpin Receipt of the painting took over a year to be acknowledged by the White House Gift…

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Posted in: Veteran's Echoes Filed under: army, art, painting, president, service, US, veteran, war

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What is “Relighting Us”?

relighting us websiteIt is the use of words to bring back lost joy. Words have power. In the loss of my partner of 62 years, words were all I had left. Words that could describe the remembrances of the joy we had. They are many, precious, and in my deepest thoughts. They swirl about in this lonely container of my mind.

Writing stories them allows me to share with others. In their retelling, it brightens us all. Relighting.us is an opportunity for others to participate with your own stories. And to share your joyful memories too!

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