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Jeff Connell

Veteran, husband, father. Sharing real takes on politics, history, and education.


Stop Calling Them “Benefits” — Call Them Compensation

Stop Calling Them “Benefits” — Call Them Compensation

American Taxpayer Interest

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Veterans Need to Start Treating Our Benefits Like We Own Them

Veterans Need to Start Treating Our Benefits Like We Own Them

Reclaiming the dignity, ownership, and unapologetic use of veterans benefits

Is the VA Too Generous with Veteran Benefits? The Moral Argument Says Absolutely Not.

Is the VA Too Generous with Veteran Benefits? The Moral Argument Says Absolutely Not.

Forgotten Wars: How Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom Echo Each Other

Forgotten Wars: How Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom Echo Each Other

Sudan’s Silent Catastrophe: Land, Blood, and the World That Looked Elsewhere

Sudan’s Silent Catastrophe: Land, Blood, and the World That Looked Elsewhere

Sudan

RAGE AGAINST THE LIES: LTC Gade Does NOT Speak for Broken Veterans!

RAGE AGAINST THE LIES: LTC Gade Does NOT Speak for Broken Veterans!

Helping Veterans Means Telling the Truth: The Washington Post’s Lazy Hit Piece, Part II

Helping Veterans Means Telling the Truth: The Washington Post’s Lazy Hit Piece, Part II

The Hidden Cost of Service: How Military Families Shoulder the Burden of a Broken System

The Hidden Cost of Service: How Military Families Shoulder the Burden of a Broken System

The Washington Post’s Lazy Hit Piece on Veterans: A Response

The Washington Post’s Lazy Hit Piece on Veterans: A Response

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

Part 4 – The Cost of Waiting: Why Reform Keeps Getting Kicked Down the Road

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

Part 3 – Why We Are Tired of Waiting

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

Part 2 – Why We Wait

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

The Politics of Support: Why Veterans and Teachers Are Always Waiting for Reform

Part 1 – Current Policy: The State of Support for Veterans and Teachers

Mental Health

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How AI Could Revolutionize Veteran Support: A Practical Guide for Our Future

How AI Could Revolutionize Veteran Support: A Practical Guide for Our Future

Harnessing AI to Rebuild Lives, Careers, and Independence for Veterans

The Hard Truth: Why Veterans Like Me Need to Tell Our Stories, Even the Ugly Bits

The Hard Truth: Why Veterans Like Me Need to Tell Our Stories, Even the Ugly Bits

AI in the Classroom: A Veteran Dad's Bold Call to Action, Part 2

AI in the Classroom: A Veteran Dad's Bold Call to Action, Part 2

A Veteran Dad’s Vision for Revolutionizing K-12 Education with AI, Teacher-Led and Equitable

Education Fails Dads Too: A Veteran’s Fight for Better Schools

Education Fails Dads Too: A Veteran’s Fight for Better Schools

A Disabled Veteran’s Call to Fix Schools for Kids and Parents

Teaching

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Creativity as a Lifeline: A Veteran’s Journey to Healing and a Call for Change

Creativity as a Lifeline: A Veteran’s Journey to Healing and a Call for Change

Mental Health

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How I Use Pinterest to Grow My Etsy Shop (and How You Can Too)

How I Use Pinterest to Grow My Etsy Shop (and How You Can Too)

EU Freezes Ukraine Aid Over Zelensky’s Power Grab: Billions at Risk and America Should Pay Attention

EU Freezes Ukraine Aid Over Zelensky’s Power Grab: Billions at Risk and America Should Pay Attention

American Taxpayer Interest

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Invisible Until Broken: A Veteran’s Reality in a System Built to Feed on the Wounded

Invisible Until Broken: A Veteran’s Reality in a System Built to Feed on the Wounded

VA Review Launched, But What About the Veterans Left Waiting?

VA Review Launched, But What About the Veterans Left Waiting?

5 Mental Health Hacks I Learned from the Military

5 Mental Health Hacks I Learned from the Military

A disabled veteran shares 5 military-inspired mental health hacks to manage PTSD and stress. Veteran Perspectives offers wellness tips grounded in real experience.

Balancing Marriage and Business: How Kari and I Make It Work

Balancing Marriage and Business: How Kari and I Make It Work

A disabled veteran, dad, and former teacher shares how he and his wife, Kari, balance life, love, PTSD, parenting, and an Etsy business. Get real advice from the heart on Veteran Perspectives

Mental Health

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Why Voiceover Work Could Be a Game-Changer for Veterans

Why Voiceover Work Could Be a Game-Changer for Veterans

A disabled veteran shares why voiceover work is ideal for veterans, with tips to start and how it supports mental health. Join Veteran Perspectives on Substack and Beehiiv.

Mental Health

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