by stevesparks | May 29, 2022 | Mental Health Advocacy, Military, Ptsd, Veterans
Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Memorial Day means so much more to me these days at the prime age of 75. than anytime in my life. Since researching and writing my book in 2011, awareness of the lifelong suffering of severe trauma and PTSD has increased...
by stevesparks | Feb 27, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Military, Ptsd
https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm So, what’s up with all the Putin aggression not seen since WWII? Looks like Hitler’s playbook, maybe yes? Then, we hear Putin say, “I want the Russian Empire back, right now!” I used “I”...
by stevesparks | Feb 19, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Mental Health Advocacy, Military, Ptsd
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar National Historical Site… Click highlighted text for more… Quote from this website…...
by Steve | Jan 29, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Depoe Bay, Military
https://www.facebook.com/jake.depoe Please join me in welcoming Jake Depoe as a new contributor to CFLAT! I learned about Jake from a FB group, “Brats, Our Journey Home” https://www.facebook.com/groups/bratsfilm/?ref=shareOnce a Brat, always a Brat!...
by Steve | Jan 27, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Military, Veterans
I believe my father Vernon & Ed served together on that fateful day December 7, 1941. While Dad was swimming to Ford Island after the “all hands abandon ship” order came from Captain Mervyn Bannion, Battleship USS West Virginia, think Ed was in one of...
by stevesparks | Jan 7, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, children, Depoe Bay, Family, Homelessness, Mental Health Advocacy, Military, Mindfulness Meditation Moments, Ptsd
Grandson Liam Skai Fitch ALGEE Bear Like most folks I know, we want our kids to grow up in a better world. Like most folks I know we care about our health and well being… We have tough challenges in Lincoln County Oregon, just like in every community in America....