GIJosephine
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- American Veteran Online
- Blog Title
- Ceramics by Brent Gneiting
- Clan of the Cave Hair
- Dan's Blog
- DIRT
- EUGENE HŐN : CERAMIC ARTIST
- Face the Fin
- Kalifornia Kota (K9 Kapers)
- Living with PTSD and TBI
- My American-Iraq Life
- One Veteran's Battle
- Patience Mason's PTSD Blog
- PharmaGossip
- PTSD: A Caregiver's Perspective
- PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective
- Quixote in Ramadi
- Ramblings of One Weary Soldier
- Silent Death: The Plight of America's Veterans
- Skies of dust
- Survivors Can Thrive!
- Team 4 Dawg Flite
- VFW WebCOM Missouri
- Woofs and Warriors
- Wounded Times
- Wounded Warrior Fight
- Y is for Yogini
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | disabled female combat veteran (OIF 1), student, artist, advocate |
| Location | Marthasville, MO, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | I joined the United States Army in February 1998 and was medically retired as a Sergeant in July 2006. I was always a highly motivated and efficient soldier. My awards include 3 Army Commendation Medals, 2 Army Achievement Medals, 2 Army Good Conduct Medals, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Combat Service Stripe, and 1st Armored Division Combat Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. I was sexually assaulted by a fellow servicemember in March 2001 while stationed in South Korea. I then deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in May 2003 with 1st Armored Division for Operation Iraqi Freedom. After being medevac'd from theatre, I was medically retired for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other "unspecified illness". Upon honorable discharge, I turned to drugs and alcohol to numb my feelings, flashbacks and nightmares from my service. Upon numerous attempts at rehabilitation, I finally became drug and alcohol free in November 2006. I continue in ongoing therapy, treatment for PTSD, and have a Service Dog named GI Joe to further my healing. I am a SURVIVOR and easing my way into THRIVING! |
| Interests | Reading, writing, skydiving, nature, hiking, poetry, photography |
| Favorite Movies | What the Bleep Do we Know, You can Heal your life, The Shadow Effect, Gift, A Beautiful Mind, City of Lost Children, Mulholland Drive, Dead Poets Society, Dances With Wolves |
| Favorite Music | Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Deftones, Santogold, Aphex Twin |
| Favorite Books | Disappearance of the Universe, Radical Forgiveness, Take Me To Truth, Conversations with God (Entire Series), Long Time No See, Autobiography of a Yogi, A Course In Miracles |
All of the phone numbers have fallen out of your address book. Whose number do you look for first and why?
My only friend who truly gets me but I rarely see in person, Melanie!