Memorial Day signifies more than just remembrance; it highlights the true cost of freedom, as embodied by the author’s father, a Vietnam War veteran. Despite enduring invisible wounds from exposure to harmful substances, he served honorably and never complained. This day calls for honoring their sacrifices through action, ensuring their stories endure.
The military and a private dry cleaner contaminated two water systems at Camp Lejeune with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), resulting in prolonged health consequences among veterans, families, and civilian workers. These VOCs, including trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene, have been linked to various health conditions such as kidney disease, neurological problems, cancer, and congenital disabilities. Efforts to provide aid to those affected by this contamination are underway.
Sometimes it takes new eyes to appreciate all that is around you. Within the last month, I have had the pleasure of showing two new friends around Goldsboro, and I…
The day we ate at Low and Slow, hubby took a backroad home. That backroad took us through the town of Selma. I was so captured by how quaint it…
