I served four years at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California. I had to help bury two fellow Active Duty service members who died from suicide and also talked my…
I’ve had many times in my life where I have had to “change direction”. I grew up in a childhood on the south side of Chicago with domestic violence and…
Following a rape in the military, I tried to master the art of avoiding what I was feeling for several years. In reality, I was displaying symptoms of emotional suffering…
“There is a famous quote that says “you don’t know what you don’t know”. I was twenty-two years old when my husband, Sgt. Jeremy Hedrick, died by suicide. He had…
I am a female veteran, former military spouse, licensed professional counselor (LPC), nationally certified counselor (NCC), clinical provider (volunteer) for the Give an Hour organization, President of the Student Veteran…
Give an Hour strives to address societal needs through volunteerism and collective efforts, and has shown the powerful and positive effect of giving on those who give and those who…
Give an Hour started as an idea that we can and must do better with and for this generation of veterans; that we can and must capitalize on the spirit…
As an Air Force veteran, I feel a strong pull to continue to serve my comrades – past, present, and future. When I heard about Give…