Memory is a record.
People only have substance within the memories of other people. And that’s why there were all kinds of myself. There weren’t a lot of myself per se, I was just inside all sorts of people, that’s all.
Reblogged from newshour, Posted by newshour. Filed under: #veterans #military #Veterans Affairs #Department of Defense #Get it together DOD.
newshour: Nearly 250,000 veterans wait more than a year for their medical claims to wind through the Veterans Administration before receiving their earned benefits, according to an investigation conducted by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Watch the interviews with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and three vets about the benefits backlog here.

newshour:

Nearly 250,000 veterans wait more than a year for their medical claims to wind through the Veterans Administration before receiving their earned benefits, according to an investigation conducted by the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Watch the interviews with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and three vets about the benefits backlog here.

Reblogged from motherjones, Posted by motherjones. Filed under: #\m/ #USA #United States Army #the pentagon #military #music #hoo-ah
motherjones: “For Those About to Salute, We Rock You” The Pentagon has clearly realized that teens would rather listen to Cee-Lo than Sousa. There are no fewer than two dozen official Army rock bands, with names like Show of Force, Gunpowder and Lead, Down Range, Night Fire, the Loose Cannons, Controlled Detonation, Sandstorm, 5-Star, and Burned Aftermath. And senior editor Dave Gilson has compiled their music videos here. You’re welcome.

motherjones:

“For Those About to Salute, We Rock You”

The Pentagon has clearly realized that teens would rather listen to Cee-Lo than Sousa. There are no fewer than two dozen official Army rock bands, with names like Show of Force, Gunpowder and Lead, Down Range, Night Fire, the Loose Cannons, Controlled Detonation, Sandstorm, 5-Star, and Burned Aftermath. And senior editor Dave Gilson has compiled their music videos here. You’re welcome.

Reblogged from washingtonpoststyle, Posted by washingtonpoststyle. Filed under: #photography #photojournalism #president barack obama #President Obama #military #usa #US Army #army sgt. 1st class leroy arthur petry #army rangers #Afghanistan #Medal of Honor #wapo #washington post #medicine #technology #prosthetics
washingtonpoststyle: Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, who lost his hand in Afghanistan when he tossed aside a live grenade and saved the lives of his fellow Army Rangers.

washingtonpoststyle:

Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, who lost his hand in Afghanistan when he tossed aside a live grenade and saved the lives of his fellow Army Rangers.

Reblogged from itsfullofstars, Posted by ramencapital-deactivated2011083. Filed under: #infographic #Astronomy #astrophysics #science #space #the shuttle program #math #physics #nasa #United States of America #military
ramencapital: Every US astronaut

ramencapital:

Every US astronaut

(Source: themorningnews.org)

Reblogged from ileolai, Posted by sociallyconstructed. Filed under: #rape culture #military #equality #equal rights #human rights #sexual abuse #sexual assault 101
sociallyconstructed: A powerful sign from SlutWalk Houston

sociallyconstructed:

A powerful sign from SlutWalk Houston

Reblogged from queenmegmasters, Posted by . Filed under: #sarah silverman #truth #gay #lesbian #lesbian gay transgender rights #lgbt #lgbtq #transgender #human rights #equality #equal rights #homophobia #transphobia #military #always reblog
revolutionnismyname: always. reblog.

revolutionnismyname:

always. reblog.

Reblogged from motherjones, Posted by motherjones. Filed under: #mojo #mother jones #good #feminism #equality #rape culture #tw #trigger warning #equal rights #military #gender #human rights #abuse #sexual abuse
motherjones: Invisible Women: The Military’s Not-So-Secret Gender Problem Yesterday, we posted a link to a jarring GOOD magazine infographic with the title “Female soldiers more likely to be raped by their own troops than killed by enemy fire.” The response was huge…and it got us thinking.

motherjones:

Invisible Women: The Military’s Not-So-Secret Gender Problem

Yesterday, we posted a link to a jarring GOOD magazine infographic with the title “Female soldiers more likely to be raped by their own troops than killed by enemy fire.” The response was huge…and it got us thinking.