This speech was given by FTWWF founder and President Miranda Briggs, at the Man22 Suicide Awareness Run in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Saturday, May 22nd, 2021. Spoken straight from the heart, her words echo the same sentiments that many of us feel during this time of year as we remember those who gave it all. InContinue reading “In Remembrance”
Category Archives: Military/First Responders
The Power of Charity Work
Written by Scott Wiman, former Green Beret and founder of Call In The Cavalry nonprofit for military veterans Over the past ten years of being out of the military, I’ve noticed that the process of adjusting back to a civilian lifestyle can go smoothly for some military veterans, whereas others can really struggle with it. Continue reading “The Power of Charity Work”
Weathering the Darkness
The importance that a single moment holds is beyond the power that any words could ever explain. Whether dark or bright, every second of time carries significance. Whether we comprehend that in the most vital times is not always up to us. Time is our drill sergeant and it will smoke the shit out ofContinue reading “Weathering the Darkness”
A Veterans Day Message
To enlist in the military is one of the most selfless acts that a person can commit. It is an unwavering oath to protect our citizens, a pledge to uphold freedom and justice, and a vow to give everything, up to and including one’s life, in service to our nation. The men and women of ourContinue reading “A Veterans Day Message”
In Her Own Words
A Law Enforcement Office and Army Reservist’sPersonal Mental Health Struggle By Esperanza Cafuné I was the only First Responder in the room with a therapist, a dancer, and the instructor. She said, “Grab a book and find and write 10 words, which could be nouns.” So I did. Lava, volcanically, smoke, seafloor, eruptions, interior, melting,Continue reading “In Her Own Words”
PTSD and First Responders: A Mental Health Emergency on the Homefront
Police, Fire, EMS and dispatch are all a part of your emergency response. People look at them as extra ordinary people, some say “Heroes”. However, they are just humans that care. They are humans that want to make a difference in their little piece of this world. Everyday they get up to go to workContinue reading “PTSD and First Responders: A Mental Health Emergency on the Homefront”
Honoring the Fallen
“Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.” – Army Major General John A. Logan Major Logan said these words in 1868, after establishing May 30th as Decoration Day, a day ofContinue reading “Honoring the Fallen”
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