By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) My friend stood in my driveway, tears welling up in her eyes, as she tried her hardest to keep […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) Last year was the big 5.0 for me. Both the version (5.0) and the age (50). I have no […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) I was thinking about my blog last week regarding the responses and reactions of the Veterans as they watch […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) (Note: This was written at the unfolding of the Ukraine War.) I am trying to back off watching the […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) The question has been coming up on social media over the last few days, “Where were you on Sept […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer(original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) You did it. You actually did it. You took the plunge and executed flawlessly.You surprised everyone. I was in complete […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) (‘She” is used in this story, but in reality there are a lot of “hes” rocking it out too.) […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium, Taking Off The Armor) “So, Jim went over to his apartment and took the guns.” I was talking to a spouse of an […]
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By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium) Around 2004 I was in the military, stationed at RAF Lakenheath in England, working as a Labor and Delivery nurse. One night shift […]
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And is often underdeveloped By Donna Hoffmeyer (original post on Medium) “““When I retired from the military in 2020 I was a tense ball of knots. I had zero idea […]