V.A. Nurse Maria Bardakos shares her experience from serving in the Coast Guard
By Brandon Kurzawski Maria Bardakos knows her life’s work connects directly to her service in the U.S. Coast Guard. It taught her, she said, to work hard and always to be organized, and Bardakos helped create a special force at her base that still remains. Her...Veteran Robert Mastraieni
By Samantha Hindman Robert Mastraieni made his slow trek to his first assigned base. His orders were scanned, and he was allowed to step within the cold metal gates. He looked around and realized that what was meeting his gaze – a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier, the...Veteran Carlos Jativa
By Natalea Hillen It all started one day when a 12-year-old boy, Carlos Jativa, saw a commercial on TV that changed his life. “I saw a commercial of a dude scaling a rock, and once he got to the top of the rock he fought a dragon. Once he defeated the dragon, he...The Year that Changed Chris Moore’s Life
By: Noah Marshalek Chris Moore decided he was not in the right state of mind for college after completing only two semesters in a little over two years. Moore, who is 73 now, knew he was going to be drafted because of his poor grades, so he enlisted instead. This...A Chaplain’s bodyguard: Steve Snyder discusses his time in the Navy while fighting with the Marine Corps.
By: Mason Strawn The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, played a massive part in many people’s lives. In the year following 9/11, over 180,000 Americans enlisted in the military, including Pittsburgh native Steve Snyder. Three days after the attacks on the nation,...
The Tube City Writers LIVE event last night was a huge success! Thank you, as always, to @MarthaRial and @pointparkcmi for holding this event outside of our library!
4All-Abilities Media is bringing together mental health professionals and advocates to have real conversations about mental illness 🤲
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Suicide is the second-leading cause of deaths among high school- and college-age students. Loving Our Minds will be hosted in partnership with @PointParkCMI and @StauntonFarm . If you can sponsor this event, please submit this form by Aug 1. https://t.co/zoWb2QuFVV
