Life After The Military: One Soldier's Story

I am a retired (21 ½ years) Infantry First Sergeant (E-8) who served in the Gulf War, Haiti, Iraq and Afghanistan. I am an avid writer, fisherman and outdoor enthusiast. I call Kuna, Idaho home and hope to one day write professionally.

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Saturday, November 28, 2015

The Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act & The Hiring Heroes Act: What is it?

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 Legislation and political context                 The Hire Heroes amends the Wounded Warrior Act to extend through 2014 provid...
Friday, November 6, 2015

“Is a leader made or Born?”

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“Is a leader made or Born?” This is a question that has been included into the syllabi of every leadership school I have attended f...
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

How the values I learned in the Military got me fired

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Dear Employer,             I have been pondering the idea of writing a letter to you after you let me go on 7/15/2015. I knew that it w...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Into War with an Empty Gun: The Story of a Korean Veteran

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I had the great pleasure to interview Robert “Bob” Brownbridge. I had first met Bob at a meeting held by the Boise City Police Department c...
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1SG (Ret) Gene Hicks
United States Marine Corps 6/1989 – 7/1997 (Honorably discharged as a Sergeant E-5)
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