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Marine Daughter Separated by Immigration Policies. When Estela Juarez witnessed her mom, who is a former Military Spouse, get deported to Mexico, she summoned up the courage to speak out about it and turned that experience into a book called Until Someone Listens: A true story about a young girl finding her voice and using it to make change. Purchase Until Someone Listens by Estela Juarez: https://lnkd.in/gxY4zYTA #monthofthemilitarychild Hiram Figueroa Jr Leon Media Network, LLC Rick Sanchez

Financial empowerment remains one of the most significant challenges our #militaryspouse community faces. This reality drives my upcoming finance masterclass with CNBC —designed specifically to address our unique circumstances. https://lnkd.in/e5hTz5Tc Our community navigates career disruptions, geographic instability, and complex benefit systems while supporting the mission. These challenges create financial vulnerabilities that standard advice simply doesn't address. This masterclass transforms these same challenges into strategic advantages. We'll explore how your adaptability becomes your greatest financial asset in today's economy. Join me to build a financial framework that withstands PCS moves, deployment cycles, and transition periods. Because military spouses deserve more than just financial literacy—we deserve financial freedom!

ATTENTION: All former medics and corpsman ???? We are hiring! We want the kind of person who’s had their boots in the dirt, gloves on the trauma, and clipboard full of illegible SOAP notes. Someone who can talk to a veteran without making them feel like they’re explaining their symptoms to a DMV agent.

Carlos Perez Gomez, a 42-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran who lives in El Cajon, says he’s scared the government will come for veterans’ benefits next. Gomez is a Silver Star recipient who served in Iraq during 2003 and 2004, including in Fallujah, where he was shot in the face and shoulder during a mission. He remembers the fear he and his company felt in Iraq. They had to jerry-rig?their own vehicle protection, he says, using sandbags and plywood to create a defense against enemy fire. Their uniforms were green camouflage, unfit for Iraq’s beige desert landscape. When Gomez left the service in 2006 at the age of 23, he didn’t know anything about post-traumatic stress disorder. But he sought help when he became worried that his aggression could put his young son in danger. His experiences with the VA’s mental health services haven’t always been great. In 2023, he had to wait 18 months for an in-person one-on-one counseling appointment. But he says this is a sign that the agency needs more resources, not fewer. “We need to increase the services,” he said, adding that even though he’s experienced hiccups at the VA, “they’re actually helping as best they can.” Source: San Diego Union Tribune Read: https://lnkd.in/gqUSj2Yh #linkedin #veterans

Well said Shawn L Deadwiler! #veterans

Looking for my Relief! ***Warning - not a real job *** For 10 years, I’ve tried to carry the torch for the Navy to attack Fatigue Management. Articles, Podcasts, Presentations. Elevator speeches waiting in line for the bathroom. Engaging Targets of Opportunity (i.e. Flag Officers) in person (and on LinkedIn!) with no mercy. I’m retiring in a few months so looking to “pass the torch”. Do you want to pick it up? Here’s probably the best fit: - Post Command 05 or Post CMC E8/9 - Passionate, Persistent, Patient - Thick Skinned - Any Community - Annoying, irritating, slightly insubordinate - 5 years left on Active Duty You will make connections, and be blocked by some. Your duties: press the Navy mercilessly to adopt a culture of fatigue mitigation, awareness, and education - to sign out a Comprehensive Crew Endurance Policy, and a Resource Sponsor to “own” Fatigue Management. Your goal: making Sailors’ lives better. ***May Not Be Good For Your Career*** Are you ready? Shoot me a PM

?? UPDATE: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responds to DCUC’s letter on the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). “This Admin recognizes the vital role of CDFIs in expanding access to capital.” DCUC remains engaged to ensure financial access for military families & communities. https://buff.ly/V0ttc8b #CreditUnions

Good morning my peoples, blessings upon you, family, friends, and foes alike. Thank you LORD for including my family and I on your wake up list. Father God I have failed many times in my relationship to my better half, give me strength for a solid foundation. #WeArePR #ButGod #RISETOGRACE #HUMANSHELPINGHUMANS #SAVEOURYOURTH #BREAKINGBARRIERS 2 Corinthians 3:18 “So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.” Lord God, You are the giver of all good gifts. And a Christian marriage is one of your greatest gifts. While I know your love and presence alone are sufficient for me, you also long for me to love like your son, Jesus, and thus initiate and prioritize my presence with my spouse. I confess I haven’t always followed your example of humble servant love without expectation. But I know this is where the door opens to the connection I long for. All that I desire from those around me flows from and through you. And I find it when I first open my heart to you, learn from you, and then love like you. Thank you for modeling togetherness with those I’ve been blessed with and being a living example of servant love. Help me to prioritize the relationships in my life, especially my spouse. You are helping me build something solid with you as the unshakable center, and I praise you. In Your Mighty Name, Amen. Rise To Grace. #WeDareToCare #GODFIRST

The erasure that has been done to African Americans, Japanese Americans, and others—it’s some real nonsense. They also erased the pages of the Navajo Code Talkers, and one of the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima had his page removed. https://lnkd.in/eJh56aXF #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #AmericanHistory #UnsungHeroes #DiversityInHistory #NavajoCodeTalkers #IwoJima #CulturalRecognition #HistoricalInjustice #Storytelling #UnfilteredTalk #MakeHistoryMatter

“When he came out of the service, he was bewildered because he wasn’t accepted in a lot of employable positions,” Marin said about his Mexican American father. “And he became a policeman, which was all rules. So he was safe in that environment.” Read More: https://lnkd.in/gawMRFsn Hiram Figueroa Jr #linkedin #inspiration #veterans