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PTSD or Non-Compliance?

April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

PTSD or Non-Compliance? One of the most blissful feelings in the world is to lay your head down on a soft pillow at the end of the day. You stretch out between crisp, clean sheets and slowly your body relaxes as you drift off to a peaceful sleep. Suddenly, something…

My Favorite Marine

April 13, 2015June 14, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

My dad is dead.My dad is dead.My dad is dead.Oh how it hurts to say those words. I am a grown woman with two children and I still feel like a lost little girl when I say those words.My dad was a Vietnam veteran, (more…)

“Honey, I am so sorry…”

April 3, 2015April 12, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

“Honey, I am so sorry” I left the kitchen in a daze. My textbook answered all of my basic questions but I wanted to know more. I did not personally know anyone who was in a wheelchair. How will he get dressed? How will he shower? Will he be able…

T9/T10

March 21, 2015June 14, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

T9/T10After a long, restless night, I went downstairs to spend a few minutes drinking my morning coffee and planning out my day. As I sat in the quiet living room, really alone for the first time since the Colonel called me, my chest started hurting. Then my heart started pounding…

9 Years

March 6, 2015June 12, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

Pre-Deployment Picture OIF 2/20039 YearsIt has been 9 years.9 years from the time I woke from a sound sleep on a beautiful Sunday morning to the harsh ringing of the telephone on my bedside table. 9 years since I answered the phone expecting to hear my husband’s voice and instead…