Where have we been? It’s a question we’ve heard a lot recently as we’ve ramped up our website redesign and finalized our merchandise offerings. These past few years have been challenging, with the pandemic disrupting our planned relaunch and shows in 2020 following our successful 2019 exhibition. Despite the setbacks, we persevered and survived. Over […]
The Forgotten Patriots 5/25/2014 Celebrating the Heroes of the Cold War Each Memorial Day, called that since 1971 when it began a federally recognized holiday and was changed from Decoration Day. Since then, Americans have been sleeping in late or heading out to the stores early to catch the sales advertised for weeks on TV […]
An Email To Our Congress… 4/29/2015 I am not a politician, nor a formally educated person. I am not a rich man, nor could I call myself poor by any means. I am one of the masses, part of the now dwindling American middle class and I am a patriot of these United States having […]
Past presidential warnings about bloated military even more relevant today 2/25/2016 The U.S. military has come under fire as their stated objectives in the world have failed to materialize in the eyes of many, both at home and abroad. According to a report by American journalist Gareth Porter, the violence in Afghanistan has continued to […]
Art Therapy – Science And Soul 3/11/2016 Written by Helen Frazer We’ve known for millenia that art is can be a powerful tool for healing. However, precisely how this healing works is hard to define in scientific terms. As a consequence, art therapy has been rather left on the periphery of the therapeutic disciplines – […]
Inspiration for the next generation of combat medics 3/25/2016 MEDIC! CORPSMAN! These are some of the most haunting two-syllable words the English language has ever produced. They have been screamed out by thousands of men and women across the battlefields of years past and will continue as long as man rules this planet.It was an […]
Alternative Therapy Solutions for PTSD 3/26/2016 Written by Helen Frazier We’ve spoken at length about the power of art to treat traumatized veterans. Nor are we the only ones to appreciate art’s potential in this arena. However, what works for some may well not work for others – particularly when it comes to something as […]
Is U.S Doomed to Repeat the Mistakes of Iraq with ISIS? 4/2/2016 As the conflict with radical Islam’s newest creation continues, the U.S. remains divided on the solution. President Obama has stated emphatically that his administration will not be flooding the region with conventional troops, preferring to increase the frequency of air strikes and the […]
One Small Financial Step for a Man, One Giant Leap for Presidential Goodwill 11/16/2016 Original Published Article Found at www.SOFREP.com 2016 has been a historic year, one for the books my friends. The Cubbies, my Cubbies, have won the World Series and America has elected a brash businessman turned reality star into the White House. […]
PTSD Pups 4/9/2016 By Helen Young As we’re all painfully aware, the VA is staggering under the strain of all the suffering veterans in need of help. Unable to get the conventional help they need (and perhaps not really benefiting from the nature of that conventional help), many vets are falling through the cracks. It […]
Documenting and preserving the powerful expressions of soldier-artists, highlighting the contrast between beauty and destruction in war, our mission is to raise awareness of the invisible wounds of war and promote art therapy as a vital tool for healing PTSD, veteran homelessness, addiction, and suicide.
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