Curt Last
Created to promote my works of poetry and prose, and advance my other passions in this life.
Further, this page is set up to separate the art and larger geopolitical realm from the artist, which isn't easy, especially if one lives through the writing, and the writing lives through the breathing.
🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant.
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"The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude"--George Orwell
If you don't know what a Gold Star mom/Family is, or what an IED is...where were you all of those years we were in Afghanistan? Do you really support "the troops." I call you out on that if you can't define both without google.
The civilian side of America could take some notes from the military. This hospital corpsman spells it out.
In the military we set us aside our differences to complete our mission: Garcia Hospital Corpsman Mark Garcia discusses his role in the military and the opportunity for growth when serving. to Fox News! https://bit.ly/2...
something to think about...for those who consider themselves "independent" "original" thinkers.
S*x Pistols’ Johnny Rotten says cancel culture, political correctness is about to ruin America S*x Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten — real name Johnny Lydon — says he believes America is near total ruin because of cancel culture and political correctness pushed by universities and much of the mainstream media. What are the details? During a recent interview with Britain's Times, the outspok...
Stories like these make me appreciate being a veteran and the veteran community.
WWII and Korean War veteran gets escorted home in a three-day funeral procession The three-day, six-state funeral procession of an unclaimed World War II and Korean War veteran for a reunion with his mother commenced at dawn Friday.
Me at CSULB in November 2011 with my old poetry MFA professor, Gerald Locklin, who passed today. I'm fresh from my deployment to Afghanistan and Locklin is relaxing emeritus on campus. I visited him for years after completing the program to talk about writing and books, and he was always open and responsive. He was a character and a straight shooter. He will be missed.
COVID DON'T SURF!
Watch: Brazen women tests positive for Covid-19 in Spain then goes surfing; arrested on beach for "serious disobedience and crimes against publics health!" | BeachGrit There’s brazen and then there’s brazen. Like, brazen would be paddling out straight to the peak around other locals waiting their turn, swinging on the first wave and snaking whoever was in position. Brazen is testing positive for Covid-19 then going surfing in a full jacket, skimpy bottom combi...
America is a good country to live in and people here tend to get along more than they don't. Turn off the TV, don't follow the msm narratives and go out and talk to your neighbors.
We need to watch the sun vanish before our eyes. We need to walk alone in our thoughts. We need to stay firm in convictions, but learning in order to see our own wrongs. I try to do these things often. I wish more people would. It develops character, fortitude and critical thinking. These things seem to be missing in our current times.
Proud to have been a part of this tradition. The Navy Corpsman ( the "p" and "s" are silent--"core-man").
True Stories Of The Medics And Navy Corpsman Who Fought To Save Lives In Vietnam During the Vietnam War 10,000 Navy Hospital Corpsmen served with their Marine brothers.
True heroes aren't in Nike ads. They gave their lives for others, and they come in all colors. As you barbecue, hang with friends and family and enjoy yourself this weekend, understand that this weekend was created to honor them, and a small number of us will not forget, even as the general population, safe because of these heroes, goes about their lives...
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CPT Jennifer Moreno, 25, of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died Oct. 6, in Zhari District, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed in the incident were Sgt. Patrick Hawkins, Sgt. Joseph Peters and Pfc. Cody Patterson.
an Army nurse, was assigned to a U.S. Army Ranger unit when on the evening of Oct. 5, 2013, she was killed in action during a patrol that would take the lives of two additional Rangers.
Capt. Amanda King, commander of Moreno’s cultural support team, later wrote in a eulogy: "None of us would have done what you did, running into hell to save your wounded brothers, knowing full well you probably wouldn't make it back 🇺🇸
I've spent 2 years back in college in a space that hasn't been safe for me, and I'm left questioning the logic and wisdom (if any) of the "Woke" movement. "Why are we easily offended?" People need to stop and listen to this song by my friend Michael Ubaldini. Perfect for our times.
Michael Ubaldini -THE OFFENDED 'THE OFFENDED' is a Folk music song by rock n roll poet Michael Ubaldini some call a protest or satire of Free speech or lack there of. Its a rebellious sing...
Other than marrying Katy Perry I like Russell Brand, we're all allowed mistakes. A cool Brit.
I Meditated Every Day & This Is What Happened To Me... | Russell Brand This is what meditating every day has done to me... Subscribe to my channel here: http://tinyurl.com/opragcg (make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified o...
To Those Leaving Us in These Days
All those souls leaving,
Rains cascading, gray shrouds entomb the earth,
Though nature seems to be singing, we dream
Of elsewhere, safe from our friends and ourselves.
All those souls grieving,
Behind numbers—names with crushed families
Left dreaming, no one with wounds left singing,
Though birds do sing clearly in noiseless air.
All those souls sieving,
Through the wall between this world and beyond,
Poetry won’t sing, though one can dream
Of a time when art doesn’t seem false—
When it can’t capture the fear correctly,
waxes the scale of great death abjectly,
Can’t spirit dreams to life, can’t sing for them—
All those souls leaving.
Curt Last
April 9, 2020
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If you think you know about love...ask Frankenstein
10 graphic photos of heroic veterans after war in Iraq and Afghanistan: No words needed Some of us would have heard the stories of soldiers putting their life on the line in the ...
Shannon Kent was born on May 11, 1983 in Pine Plains, New York. Her father, Col. Stephen Smith, was the 3rd-ranked police officer in the New York State Police. Her mother was an elementary school teacher. She grew up in Pine Plains, New York, attending Stissing Mountain J/S High School, where she was an honors student and an athlete, graduating in 2001.
In high school, Shannon showed an interest in French and started learning it within a few short months. She was also very fond of horses, so she learned Spanish so she could communicate with workers at the stables.
Shannon grew up in a service-oriented family and enlisted in the Navy on December 11, 2003, and graduated from boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, in February 2004. She went on to graduate from language training at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California in October 2005.
She was fluent in ten languages and rose quickly through the ranks as a cryptologist at Fort Meade.
In 2007, Shannon was deployed to Iraq on an intelligence team supporting Navy SEALs. In 2008, she underwent training for a permanent position on a SEAL support team, and she was deployed to Afghanistan to support a SEAL team in 2012.
Shannon was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2016 and was successfully cured following surgery.
In February 2018, Kent received clearance to attend the Navy's doctorate psychology program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, but the Navy reversed the move because her previous cancer diagnosis made her medically unfit to be commissioned as an officer. She applied for a waiver and sought congressional help, but the Navy maintained its decision. Kent was deployed to Syria in November 2018.
On January 16, 2019, Shannon was part of a group that attended a meeting with local military officials and stopped at a local restaurant frequented by U.S. personnel, the Palace of the Princes in Manbij, Syria, when a man in a su***de vest walked by outside and detonated his device. She was killed along with three other Americans who were in Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. Shannon was the first female combat death in Syria since combat operations began against ISIS in Syria, and the first female U.S. service member killed by enemy fire in more than three years. The explosion killed a total of 19 people.
Shannon is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. She left behind a husband, an 18-month-old and 3-year-old son, and a wide circle of relatives and friends.
The Global War on Terrorism Memorial was dedicated October 16, 2017. Donations to the National Infantry Museum Foundation will allow for annual rededications of the memorial to include the names of service members who’ve recently given their lives in the fight.
Kent's name is one of the 46 that were added to the Global War on Terrorism Memorial at the National Infantry Museum this year. The rededication took place on September 7, 2019. Your donation will help ensure they’re never forgotten, and that the monument remains worthy of their sacrifice.
https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/NationalInfantryFoundation/donate.html
Another WWII series from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks is on the way The series is projected to run about eight episodes long, with production costs exceeding $200 million.
If this guy can trust us, then, dam, lol Doc B
Humanitarian work...this is our military
US Navy hospital ship begins 5-month deployment to help Venezuela refugees The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is beginning a five-month humanitarian mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.
22 a day. This is the real news story.
Veteran dies by su***de at VA Medical Center in Asheville U.S. Department of Veterans Afairs officials said a veteran died by su***de while in the parking lot of a Western North Carolina VA medical center on Sunday.
Oldest extract of Homer's Odyssey found Found near an Ancient Greek temple in Olympia, the tablet has been dated to Roman times.
Rare Manuscript Found Reveals Massive Lost World of 16th Century Books Hernando Colón (anglicized to Ferdinand Columbus) was born in 1488 to explorer Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón in Spanish, and his mistress