by Wayne Finegar | Nov 29, 2023 | Conflation with Patriotism, Holding the Line, Military, News, News from the HomeFront
While many of us were still digesting our Thanksgiving meals, the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota was being criticized for telling airmen not to attend the political rally of an extremist group called Turning Point Action. While it isn’t clear how official the...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 16, 2023 | GI Rights Hotline, Holding the Line, Military, Moral Injury, News, News from the HomeFront, PTSD
At the end of October, the Department of Defense issued its Annual Report on Suicide in the Military for the 2022 calendar year. Since 2011 there has been a continued increase in the number of active duty deaths with the vast majority of those deaths (93.1%) seen...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 1, 2023 | Holding the Line, Military, News, News from the HomeFront
The US military ended Fiscal Year 2023 on September 30 with nearly every branch reporting large lapses in their recruiting efforts. Missing Soldiers and Sailors Navy: 7,450 missing enlisted sailors Army: 11,000 missing enlisted soldiers Air Force: 2,777 missing...
by Wayne Finegar | Oct 25, 2023 | News from the HomeFront, Quaker Chuckles
Margie had her share of Quaker prudence and economy. She had worn her old bonnet so long that neighbors offered to get a new one for her. They asked if she would prefer straw or silk as a material. “Well,” Margie replied, “since you insist on giving me a bonnet, I...
by Steve Woolford | Oct 25, 2023 | GI Rights Hotline, News, News from the HomeFront
Lenore Yarger, GI Rights Counselor In the fall of 2000, Steve and I offered to volunteer with Quaker House as counselors on the GI Rights Hotline. We traveled to Fayetteville for a half-day “counselor boot camp” led by Alex Doty of CCCO. He gave us a brief overview of...
by Wayne Finegar | Oct 25, 2023 | News, News from the HomeFront, Our History and Work
Every time I talk about the work and mission of Quaker House, I focus on the meaning of “say yes to the troops, no to the war” in 2023. It means we have a responsibility to every person suffering because of our nation’s military-industrial complex. It means providing...
