Home Sweet Home:
The Effects of Returning Home From the Service
Crucita Pino
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Laguna Pueblo
Home Sweet Home:
The Effects of Returning Home From the Service
Crucita Pino
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Laguna Pueblo
"Sharing One Skin"
In the article “Sharing One Skin” I learned that the people are emotionally associated with the characters on the t.v more than with the people in their lives. The other thing was there are four tributaries which are the kettle, the okanagan/similkameen, the san pal , and the methow. Also how her culture is who she really is and how it brings everyone together. Also they are saying that are our mind is connected to living things, we as people connect to mother nature.
Personal Photo, 2022
"How Place Names Impact The Way We See Landscape"
In the article “How place names impact the way we see landscape” It talks about how the western landscapes and how their names are stratified with personal memories,ancestral teaching , mythic events and colonel disturbance written by B Toastle on may 1st,2022. There is a peak that is intimidating, a name ringing of conquest, the name of which is called “El Capitan”which is spiked to different times. Also the places names and stripes behind all of it have defined them on how they perceive and connect to the landscapes. It also talks about what the respections of landscapes need and how many of those stories shouldn’t be told regarding the meaning of the peoples name.
Personal Photo, 2022
History
“American Indian Code Talkers.” The National WWII Museum.
"Navajo Code Talkers"
From the article “Navajo Code Talkers” I have learned that during World War II the Marine Corps used one of the many languages that was spoken which was Navajo. Apparently this was one of many languages that was unbreakable. Then during World War I they had used Choctaw language for transmission of secret tactical messages. This was a good way to surprise the enemy. The military were not sure if they wanted to continue using the navajo code during World War II because Germany and Japan had sent students into the U.S after World War I in order to study the Native American Language. They had thought that they could break the code. They used the Navajo Language because it was not written and only few people who are not Navajo origin can speak it.
“Navajo Code Talkers and the Unbreakable Code.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 6 Nov. 2008, https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/navajo-code-talkers-and-the-unbreakable-code/.
“Archives.” Santa Fe Indian School, https://www.sfis.k12.nm.us/archives. Accessed 8 February 2023.
“History background of SFIS”
From the article “History background of SFIS” I have learned that the school has been established by the federal government during the Boarding School Era and that the belief around when the school was made they thought that if you could remove an Indian Child from their community, not allowing them to practice their native language and their beliefs. They had thought they could remove the culture and the identity of the children by having the opportunity to have new standards for living the American way. There was also a term “kill the Indian to save the man”, this term was made by General Richard Henry Pratt because he was charged to deal with the “Indian problem” but he was also responsible for creating the first boarding school in Carlisle in Pennsylvania in 1879. The way SFIS was able to become a tribally controlled school governed by a board of trustees was by the Education Amendments and the technical amendment.
“About SFIS.” Santa Fe Indian School, https://www.sfis.k12.nm.us/about_sfis.
Mejia, Angelo. “World War II veterans share their stories during the 78th Anniversary of Market Garden.” DVIDS, 17 September 2022.
“Veterans Share Their PTSD & “Coming Home” Stories”
From the video “Veterans Share Their PTSD & “Coming Home” Stories” the people who are being interviewed and showing there stories are Ray (US Veteran), Casey (21 years, Chief warned US Navy), Raymond (Served in Korean dec 51 - dec 53). The video was about how they were feeling when coming home for example, Raymond was glad he came home back in one piece after being gone for almost 3 years, also saying when you are home you gotta cherish those moments. When coming into the channel, that’s when you are home. It takes months before you step into your home. The most difficult part of coming home was getting off of the ship and all they had said to them was go home and Raymond had said how are we supposed to get home, so he had to find a way to get home because they didn’t tell them anything they just discharged them and that's it. Raymond was saying he got back in jan and found out in near 1995.96 that he found out he had PTSD. many of the soldiers were coming home by the thousand where they can go and where their help is at, and how we need to hire more people to help them. The only thing that has changed was the image of society. Some find themselves homeless, jobless. When coming out of retirement they have a hard time getting back into employment. In the end it surprised me that they are all related. When coming home it is indescribable about the feeling of joy, coming home without a family is difficult. “Don’t suffer in silence.”
“Veteran's Share Their PTSD & "Coming Home" Stories.” YouTube, 11 November 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTAtsOyZF8Q. Accessed 7 October 2022.
“Challenges Veterans Face When Leaving the Military”
The Article “Challenges Veterans Face When Leaving the Military” is talking about different problems many veterans face when coming out of the military. Some of the things that they face are Unemployment, Homelessness, Poor Mental Health, Physical handicaps, and relationships with themselves. Unemployment has many of the veterans struggling because many of them join the military right after they get out of high school and the reason for that is they may not have the education that they need for jobs. The relationship with themselves is another problem and how they struggle with their sense of purpose and identity, they also may have self-esteem issues due to no longer having something they used to have. Next we have homelessness, it says that 30 percent of homeless people are veterans but the reason for that is many of them suffer from drug addiction and mental illness and others are or are not able to pay for their houses. The next one we have is physical handicap. It says that many veterans can get injuries while in combat which means that it may leave scars and disfigurement, and with those injuries they are going to have a hard time finding a job. Finally we have Poor Mental Health that is another challenge they face. Depression and suicide are more common with the people who have served in the military, and the reason for that is the people don’t get the help that they need and the cost is another thing that stops them from getting the help they need.
“Challenges Veterans Face When Leaving the Military – Blinded Veterans Association.” Blinded Veterans Association, 2019,
https://bva.org/challenges-veterans-face-when-leaving-the-military/. Accessed 27 November 2022.
“Supporting the psychological needs of veterans after combat.” Intermountain Healthcare, 26 May 2017.
“What Are The Biggest Problems Facing Veterans Returning Home From Conflict?”
The Article “What Are The Biggest Problems Facing Veterans Returning Home From Conflict?” is talking about what kinds of problems they face after returning, and if they are getting the help they need, this is just the beginning part there are much more. Most of the people that served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from TBLs, other common problems- Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Problematic Alcohol Use, etc. They are saying that many of the veterans are not getting the care they need because they are afraid of getting their children taken away or they don’t know how to apply for the veterans’ mental health care benefits. There are over 18 million veterans and only half of them are enrolled in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health program. There were more women who were engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, they are parents of young children. It is also sharing what the impacts of these differences are and what is the view down the road.
“What are the biggest problems facing veterans returning home from conflict?” The Science Behind It., https://thesciencebehindit.org/what-are-the-biggest-problems-facing-veterans-returning-home-from-conflict/. Accessed 28 November 2022.
Guina, Ryan. “5 Military Transition Money Problems and How to Solve Them.” Military.com, Accessed 9 February 2023.
“How the US can address the tragedy of veteran suicide”
The video “How the US can address the tragedy of veteran suicide” was of Charles P. Smith talked about how one of his executive officers had died and the cause was of him killing himself, but the thing he started telling himself was he was at fault he didn’t know he needed help or was going through something. Smith was also saying that everyone that got killed in action and the ones who survive who were veterans are killing themselves for everyone that got killed by an enemy. Once you enter the military you have to go through many things in order to find out what job category you will be put in. Also when he had left the military he had to take to class, they were required to take. Smith was just comparing how it was back then and how it is different from now. Since there was over a hundred suicides, he said lets decide to take it a bit more further no matter what the cause was overdose, natural cause,etc. That they should feed it to the veteran of affairs so they could find more information about them, what types of units there are and so on. And once they gather the data, they are going to see who is more likely to have PTSD and get them the help they need before even leaving the theater. This video was about Smith’s thoughts about how the US can address the tragedy of veteran suicide.
Smith, Charles P. “How the US can address the tragedy of veteran suicide.” TED, 22 May 2020,
https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_p_smith_how_the_us_can_address_the_tragedy_of_veteran_suicide/transcript. Accessed 30 November 2022.
Montgomery, Nancy. “Study finds 37% greater veteran suicide rate than reported by VA.” Stars and Stripes, 17 September 2022
Getty Image. “Back on the beaches one final time: D-Day heroes return to Normandy to mark the 69th anniversary of the landings.” Daily Mail, 6 June 2013,
My Action Plan was supposed to be taken place on Nov 8. I had intended to invite everyone that was in the military to come into the pueblo room for lunch and wanting them to talk to each others about how there experience was when being deployed and when coming home. My goal was to learn about their experience and for them to also learn about each others and how they were able to re-adapt to the modern civilization. But it hadn’t go according to plan.
For my second action plan I had donated some items to one of the military branch with is the navy, that is located here in santa fe, new mexico. Some of the items were notebook, pens, pencils, cards, and coloring pages.
Magana Luis Jose. Santa Fe New Mexico. 24, Aug 2021.
Program Creates Global Connections For Afghan Evacuees
The article “Program Creates Global Connections For Afghan Evacuees” is talking about how many families from Afghanistan had been separated when coming into the United States. Also that the American Red Cross is helping them out with things such as providing them shelter, baby bottles, portable cribs, personal hygiene items and so on. The American Red Cross provides many items for victims of disaster. And they also support veterans and military members, even their families as well. There have been some volunteers who are veterans, they are trying to help those people connect to their families who are not with them. There were about 200 to 250 people who visited the center every day. With the RFL program which is a global service that connects 7,000 families that are separated by conflict each year. Rodriquez is one of the helpers of the American Red Cross Communication Center. He is a navy veteran and with him helping the Afghan it resonates deeply with him.
"PROGRAM CREATES GLOBAL CONNECTIONS FOR AFGHAN EVACUEES." States News Service, 19 Oct. 2021, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A679528817/ITOF?u=nm_s_santafeis&sid=ebsco&xid=1eb12394. Accessed 10 Feb. 2023.
“Desmond Castle.” Ireland Vacations, https://www.discoveringireland.com/vacations/desmond-castle/. Accessed 28 February 2023.
“Around the world in five kilometers; You may not be able to pack your bags right now and head for the airport, or jump into the car and head for the coast, but the chances are your local 5km radius has fascinating global connections just like those in Kinsale, writes Isabel Conway.”
This article “Around the world in five kilometers…….writes Isabel Conway.” is talking about how their kinsale has impacted life in the past. Going more into the article it was telling us about how there was smuggling along the west cork coastline. During the American War of Independence there was a castle that had become a prison for those who were captured, saying that they had to endure some harsh conditions but there was a kinsale resident who had come to help them by providing them some aid and providing them some food, blankets, etc. Other than that George Washington was the first president of the U.S. to write to the people of Kinsale after the American Independence. He had thank them for relieving the distress of the US patriots. There was more than 250,000 Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River. The British and Revolutionary had called on the american indians for support.
"Around the world in five kilometres; You may not be able to pack your bags right now and head for the airport, or jump into the car and head for the coast, but the chances are your local 5km radius has fascinating global connections just like those in Kinsale, writes Isabel Conway." Sunday Times [London, England], 31 Jan. 2021, p. 11. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A650183928/AONE?u=nm_s_santafeis&sid=ebsco&xid=00a6e135. Accessed 23 Feb. 2023.
Schulz, Mario. “Germans Should Accept What a Military is For, or Get Used to Disappointment.” War on the Rocks, 29 June 2017, https://warontherocks.com/2017/06/germans-should-accept-what-a-military-is-for-or-get-used-to-disappointment/. Accessed 2 March 2023.
“The rise of extremism in Germany’s military.”
After listening to the audio “The rise of extremism in Germany’s military.” Ms. Michel was interviewing Peter who is a journalist in Berlin. They were talking about the dozen people who were arrested in Germany because they had planned to overthrow the government. Ms.Michel had asked Peter what he had thought about the arrest. He had said that they involved high-ranking members of the government and the military and that had not surprised him at all. Ms. Michel had just kept asking him questions about the government or how he felt and how the government is responding to this crisis. Peter just says that people are still trying to shake out or figure out what’s happened and how serious to take it. They talk more about the government and the military and how it is included with Germany.
"The rise of extremism in Germany's military." Weekend All Things Considered, 11 Dec. 2022, p. NA. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A729697322/MSIC?u=nm_s_santafeis&sid=ebsco&xid=5692e919. Accessed 23 Feb. 2023.