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Jennifer Cole

I served in Baghdad in 2003 and was medically discharged from the military in 2004. I do not want to see any other men and women serve in war. It is damaging on so many levels; I know personally as I have PTSD and Gulf War Illness.

Jennifer Cole's Posts

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Bacon And Eggs
Bacon & Eggs   Bacon and eggs My favorite breakfast The maroon, meaty pieces mixed with the creamy yellow eggs The bench is hard beneath my ass The air is bland and HVAC'd in  Just off my shift, 6 pm to 6 am After the explosions After the gunshots and tracer fire I sit and eat my breakfast After another night of fear Another...
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Remembering April - A Poem
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New York City
Anniversaries can be a difficult time for some. April kicks of months of painful memories and each year I feel like I relive my deployment in 2003.      Sitting at a table in a restaurant, I get a call “Get your bags ready, you’re going.” Is all the voice says I wonder if they are as nervous giving the news as I am hearing it I know...
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They Suffer Still: The Children of Iraq
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New York City
Recently I have seen an increase in news reports on Iraqi children being murdered, abused, or enslaved by ISIS members. I do not read these articles, because the titles alone tear at my heart. The children I saw in Iraq are still a part of my most vivid memories, and it pains me deeply to think of them being hurt again. I rationalize that the...

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Branch of Service:

United States Air Force

Unit(s):

728th ACS

Military Occupation:

Interface Control Technician

Where Served:

Baghdad, Iraq

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