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US Navy Veteran Norm Oliphant

Norm Oliphant wanted to be an artist and told his dad so. His dad’s response was, “You’ll starve to death.” He wasn’t being unsupportive of his son’s dream, just practical as it was the Depression and no one had money for art. Soon another major event came along that made Norm once again have to …

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Incomprehensible Experiences

One of the many things that has always amazed me when I’ve interviewed veterans, is the vastly different experiences they were often exposed to because of their service in comparison to those they grew up with. It could be a different environment or climate, a new group of people or culture, or certainly just being …

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Stillwater Ranch: An Ideal Setting!

The setting led Mary Scott, MSW, owner of Heart Scars 6, LLC to team up with Wendy Buckley, Stillwater’s co-founder in presenting a Veterans & Families Retreat featuring speakers, Equine activities, BBQ, Music and camp-fire warmth and relaxation. Military veterans representing the USN, USMC, USAF, USA shared their heart wrenching & heart warming service experiences. …

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WWII Veterans Reunion

That generation was impressively represented at the recent WWII Veterans Reunion held at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland which was exactly the right place for the reunion to be held. This because the airport allowed for an exciting and memorable take-off and landing of WWII vintage aircraft such as: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 …

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