Eric Leddick; In a Nut Shell (Blog Practice Assignment)

Outline 1. Describe yourself 2. Why education? 3. Passion

Hello fellow bloggers,

My name is Eric Leddick. I am a 43 years old and working on my third year of collage. I was born in Miami, Florida, but have lived in several different states. I entered the United States Marine Corps at the age of eighteen; at the time I did not realize the importance of a good education. I am married and have two wonderful step-children. My stepson just started his first semester at U.S.A. and my stepdaughter is a sophomore Faulkner State; she will be attending U.S.A. next semester.

After serving in Operation Desert Storm, I left the Marine Corps and began a career in law-enforcement. My Last job was with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office. In 2005 I learned that several of my friends were being deployed to Iraq with a local National Guard unit; no one in the unit had any combat experience and they were a little nervous. I singed up and was deployed two weeks later. While serving in Iraq on my second tour, I was struck by an improvised explosive devise. After several surgeries on my leg, I found out that I could no longer work in lawenforcement. I soon learned that educators in Alabama are invested in the same retirment system as lawenforcement, so for that reason I chose to become a teacher. It was not until I began coaching little league baseball that I realized what a huge impact a good teacher can have on a young person's life.

Some of you may have seen recent news reports about the trouble veterans are having getting care and benefits at the Veteran's Hospitals, the ugly truth is that it is worse than the news reports indicate. It can and has taken years for veterans to recieve the care they have earned. Most of the time, the care they do recieve is subpar. I have wittnesed first hand the long waits and the lack of quality care. Polotitians on both sides of the isle have attempted to fix the problem by throwing more money at it before taking thier Summer vacation. Have you ever known the government to solve a problem with money? It cost they U.S. governmwent far more to do anything than it does for civilians to get the job done. If you appreciate the sacrafices that the men and women of the armed forces have made, let them know by contacting your local senators and congressmen. Tell them to privatise veterans health care.

If you want to help disabled veterans in another way, you can visit the link I have posted. Thanks for reading and God Bless America. Support The Troops