Important Sites for Veterans

The Veterans of Modern Warfare is a site I stumbled upon while viewing the previous article I mentioned. This site contains a lot of helpful information and contains links to local chapters. Unfortunately there are not as many of them as there are VFW and DAV's. My husband is a member of the VFW and DAV, and I've just requested information on the fees for this group. I'll let you know if anything pans out.

Also, through that site, I found the International Conference of War Veteran Ministers. It seems like a wonderful site that has tremendous efforts on PTSD. Including offering workshops sponsored by scholarships in your area if you can come up with a certain amount of Veterans, both single and married. These workshops are fully paid (meals and lodging) and are Christian based. I remember the Chaplain retreats that we used to go on when we were in the military. I used to love those retreats. It gave you and your husband a chance to actually communicate without realizing that's what you were doing.


Okay...I'm going into a story now. One of these particular retreats that my husband and I went on, was in Chiemsee Germany. We were stationed in Ansbach Germany. During one of the breaks we decided to take a foot paddle boat out on the lake. You know, the ones that you paddle like a bicycle. We were told that if it was going to rain that we would see the light on the lodge come on. We had almost gotten out to the middle of this enormous lake and we seen that time was running out, so we turned around. As we begin peddling back we see the rain coming over the mountain. Mind you that darn light wasn't on. So we begin to peddle a little faster, but the rain keeps coming and it's heavy. It was one of those rains that looks like a wall coming at you.

We peddled and peddled. A boat come by us and the people on the boat just waved (how rude). Found out later it would have cost us for them to rescue us anyhow. I would have paid the fee. Suddenly it began to lightening. I was frightened. We made it back to shore safely though, soak and wet with a story to tell our children one day. The retreat was so worth it, because that is something that him or I would have never done on our own. We still to this day laugh about that. It also helps me to remember that he done it only because I asked him to, which reminds me at the times when I need it most That he does love me.