Month: June 2012

Blogishness, Politics / News

O.A.R. – War Song Video

Michael Anthony

[Came Across this and Wanted to share–great video, and great cause.]

Since September 11th, more than 1.8 million Americans, or less than 1 percent of the population, have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But for far too many, coming home from war has been a challenge.

Today, veterans are facing new battles at home trying to navigate a complex VA health care system, access mental health care treatment for combat stress, or find a job to support their families in an uncertain economy. 

As Americans, we have an obligation to support these men and women and to ensure our nations newest generation of veterans receives:

• access to top-notch health care
• a chance to pursue a quality education on the new GI Bill
• a fair chance at a good job

Help O.A.R. and IAVA raise awareness about these issues and honor the tremendous sacrifices that our troops, veterans, and their families have and continue to make for our country.

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wQbgOfLsDU&list=FLkYKw2_n4XbgaGXzdxGunWA&index=1&feature=plpp_video[/tube]
Oh my God.
Tell me this won’t last forever
Tell me that I’m not alone
Tell me this will come together now

Packed my things up just the other day
Said my goodbyes to all these things I’ve saved
Out in the driveway we laugh under the moon
Among my friends for now, but I’ll be leaving soon

But many days from now I’m sure
I’ll be back among your graces
And with you I won’t pretend
No not at all

Crack the morning up and running quick
No sleep again last night, that’s the way it is
Out in the open under broken skies
I feel every footstep, I see everybody’s eyes
Oh and this is summer in another world
Far from the driveway and my baby girl
Soon come the winter with it quiet nights, and darker days, and darker fights
Oh

But many days from now I’m sure
I’ll be back among your faces
And with you I won’t pretend
No not at all

Oh the theater is burning over at midnight
But never like this
Hot under the fire the stars are all falling
But never like this
I hope you never see this

Wait .
Wait for my love
Don’t forget me never let me go
If you wait
Wait for my love
I’ll remember never let you go
Until I’m fine, fine, fine
Until I’m fine, fine, fine

To be back in my room
I have the same dream every night
Just me among my things
No one else is there
There’s no one left to fight
Just me among my things

Many nights from now i know
I’ll be back among your graces
Until then I’ll just pretend
That I’m not cold

Oh my god
Tell me this won’t last forever
Tell me that I’m not alone
Tell me this will come together
Oh my god you know

To wait
Wait for my love
Don’t forget me never let me down
And just wait
Wait for my love
I’ll remember everyone of you
Just wait
Wait for my love
Wait
Wait for my love
Wait
Wait for my love
Until I’m fine, fine, fine
Fine, fine, fine
Fine, fine, fine

Self Improvement / Healthy Living

Special Introduction to the Landmark Forum for Veterans in NYC

Michael Anthony

On Wednesday, June 27, an introduction to The Landmark Forum will be held in New York City for military veterans and their friends / families / communities.  The Landmark Forum is a 3.5-day seminar centering on a unique and seldom-studied area of practical philosophy known as “ontology.” In independent research, more than 94% of participants surveyed reported that The Landmark Forum made a “profound and lasting difference” in their lives. In addition to the benefits participants expected to receive, they reported entirely unexpected benefits, including:

*More satisfaction, peace of mind, happiness, and enjoyment in their jobs, studies, and other pursuits
*Better relationships with co-workers, families & friends
*Renewed ability to create career opportunities; clarity to make important decisions regarding one’s future career
*New ability to be fully self-expressed; freedom from resentment and regret
DETAILS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 FROM 7-10 PM AT THE LANDMARK CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY (317A W.33RD ST–33RD AND 8TH AVE).
COST: FREE OF CHARGE
SPACE IS LIMITED; TO SAVE A SEAT, email Jim Day at jim.day@1998.usna.com
http://landmarkforveterans.wordpress.com/

 

Related Posts:

Landmark Forum – A Thorough Review.

Landmark Forum – Videos from Veterans.

Uncategorized

Update on MFA and Personal Statements

Michael Anthony

A few months ago, I posted that I was applying to various grad school MFA programs; and after spending weeks researching how to write a good grad school personal statement, I wrote mine, and then wrote a blog post about how to write a personal statement.  (Five Tips to Writing an MFA Personal Statement).  Well, for an update, just to let you know, I got accepted into every grad school program that I applied for, so the techniques I wrote about work.

I’ve decided to go to Lesley University, and hopefully in two years I’ll have an MFA in non-fiction creative writing.

I’m looking forward to my MFA journey, and I’ll be blogging and giving updates about grad school, and the writing life.

Michael Anthony is an Iraq War Veteran and is the Author of: Mass Casualties: A Young Medic’s True Story of Death, Destruction, and Dishonor in Iraq.

 

 

 

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America’s Got Talent – War Hero Brings Crowd to Tears

Michael Anthony

Update:

Apparently Timothy Poe lied about his service record.  He was only in Afghanistan for a month and was never injured.  You can read more about it here:  Timothy Poe Lied About Service Record.

Original blog post:

I was watching America’s Got Talent the other night, and there was a great segment with Timothy Poe.  Poe’s an American soldier who served several tours of duty overseas.  On his last deployment he was injured.  Listen to his story and then hear him sing.  Great video.

Here’s the Video:

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoX7dKA3cTc&list=FLkYKw2_n4XbgaGXzdxGunWA&index=1&feature=plpp_video[/tube]

Here’s another video of an American soldier, Daniel Jens.  Jens appeared on America’s Got Talent a few years earlier.

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgEfkGz9v5M&list=FLkYKw2_n4XbgaGXzdxGunWA&index=2&feature=plpp_video[/tube]