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08/07/2026

Purple Heart Day is observed on August 7th each year, General George Washington created this award August 7th 1782, the first military award ever created, so that means it is also the oldest military award. It was initially named the Badge of Military Merit. Renamed in 1932 to the Purple Heart. It is awarded to those wounded in combat or killed in action. For those of us who were in the military, we joke around calling it an "enemy marksmanship badge". It it not something you'd say, "Happy Purple Heart day" to a purple heart recipient. A simple thank you as an acknowledgement of their sacrifice is more than enough. Also dont ask to hear the story, of the worst moment of there life. Thank you to all Purple Heart recipients, if your reading this, I'm glad you made it through!

06/27/2026

As Mental Health Awareness month come to a close, today is PTSD Awareness Day. Not all wounds are visible, have compassion and understanding, everyone is fighting a battle that cannot be seen!

06/25/2026

06/24/2026

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06/18/2026

Veteran outreach, come learn about your benefits! Veterans eat free! Chicken is being cooked by chetek vfw

Let's network. Vets eat free. Our charcoal flip flop chicken will be there.

06/07/2026

There is a few key happening every year in June. And every year, I like to highlight them. June is Men's mental health awareness month, aswell as PTSD awareness month, with a highlighted day on June 27th for PTSD awareness day. Also in June there is Women's Veterans Day, observed on June 12. I am an OIF Veteran, and this time of year gets difficult, the changing of the seasons, for me there is many negative anniversaries. Which, through many years of therapy, I have been able to memorialize and celebrate rather than just dwell on the bad. However it still is very tough. In combat attacks were limited in the winter months, and began to ramp up through the spring into the summer to almost every day, and if you weren't attacked, your counter parts were attacked, or a friend from another unit. If you know a Veteran that served in combat, chances are, they just had a rough weekend over Memorial Day. And now were going into PTSD awareness month, and men's mental health month. Check in on your Veteran's, really see how they are doing! Get together for a barbeque, get outdoors, fish, golf, hike, anything.... Exercize is great for physical and mental health. With that being said Happy Women's Veteran's Day! And Happy Father's Day comming up as well!

05/22/2026

Memorial Day isn't Veteran's Day, its not just a long weekend, its not a weekend full of sales. Memorial Day is a day we honor fallen service members that didn't make it home from combat. And I personally know alot more soldiers that did make it home from combat, but were still in combat in their mind, and lost the battle here at home. I would like to include them in the Memorial Day celebration aswell. So remember its not about an extra day off work, or mattress sales, or drunk cookouts and lake outings. Yes all of those things are true, and are going to happen. The real reason we are celebrating, is to celebrate the service members that gave the ultimate sacrifice, that gave us the freedoms to be able to do those things!

05/20/2026

Think of burnout like an overheated engine. Even the best engines quit if they aren't properly maintained.
For people with PTSD, your "check engine" light has been flashing forever. You just got used to ignoring it.
Recovering from burnout isn’t about getting a quick “tune-up."
You don’t fix burnout by resting for a weekend.
Healing starts when you stop forcing yourself to perform. It’s giving yourself permission to exist with less pressure, less proving, less pretending you’re okay.

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