By Ellen McHugh

Reagan-era Veteran Paul Ortiz is gathering a collection of stories from Florida’s veterans, ranging from WWII to the present. His purpose is to shed light on the reality of war.

By Henry Taksier

Steve Dennis, a former marine who went from 40 years of homelessness and substance abuse to a life of public speaking and advocacy for the less fortunate, tells his personal story and speaks out against the city-imposed meal limits at St. Francis House.

By Cristina Rabaza

It took three war-related health conditions and zero job opportunities to land Steve Dennis in debt. And it takes 130 people arriving before him at the St. Francis House for him to be turned away.

By Kyle More

Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars now have more options than ever when it comes to achieving academic goals after their military service. As a veteran, I have been fortunate to utilize the old GI Bill through my college career and was able to combine my veterans’ benefits with a Florida Bright Futures scholarship, [...]

By Scott Camil

We ask our young to show their patriotism by being willing to sacrifice their their futures in Americas wars. At the same time we allow the corporations and businesses that supply the needs of our military to make huge profits while our kids are maimed and killed. Why shouldn’t  these  corporations and businesses have to [...]

By Jessica Newman

While President Obama pledges to phase the American military out of harm’s way in Iraq, he also pledges to increase its presence in Afghanistan, a place where most military experts say we have no chance of winning a war with force. More than 4,900 soldiers have died since the global war on terror began in [...]