My presentation centered on a question that sounds simple, but is anything but simple for many who have worn the uniform: “What’s the True Definition of a Veteran?” Not the definition outsiders see. Not the definition written in law. But the definition veterans see when they look in the mirror.

“They teach us how to go to war. They teach us how to fight. But they don’t teach us how to come home,”

What is a storyteller, without a story to tell? Therefore, this month I am sharing with you my latest reflection. It is longer than the “standard” reflection, I hope that you find something in it that touches that part of you, the part of you where you start to ask questions of yourself. More importantly, start to ask questions those around you. Without further adieu my latest story - Why we write…

By Johnnie L. Gilpen Jr., MS, MHS, PA-C CAQ (EM) NRP https://thewarhorse.org/you-have-not-seen-the-last-of-these-marines/ Please click on the link above to read the story. You Have Not Seen the Last of These Marines was the first of three reflections I wrote for The War Horse Journal (WHJ) ( https://thewarhorse.org/ ). In 2019, I was selected as a War Horse Combat Medic and Corpsman Writing Fellow. The War Horse Journal’s Seminar for Veterans and Military Families is more t