Parley: Literary & Visual Arts – SITREP: Military Literary & Visual Arts – PPSC News: Link to The Paper
This literary publication honors the voices of military service members, veterans, and their families at Pikes Peak State College. The English Department works in collaboration with Military and Veterans Programs and various faculty and programs across the college to publish these pieces each Veterans Day.
After returning home from her deployment, Sergeant Lisa Ramirez found the transition to civilian life far more challenging than she expected. The sights and sounds of everyday life sometimes triggered intrusive memories, leaving her anxious and exhausted by nightfall. Despite …
The sun has set, colors faded Traces of color, and stars are shaded The trees stand great against the darkened sky The birds are settled, only owls fly The blanket of deep rich ebony is profound To see it takes …
a hot wind smell of grease stink of sweat breastplate heavy roaring through valleys so majestic in daylight sun ominously splayed out an open door no feelings put away in a box forgotten unwanted …
Mike Zimbleman USAF at Liberty Bell Before Deploying to England 1967 Mt. St Helens from the same vantage point in 1975 and 2010
by Dana ZimblemanOriginally Published in US Represented How cool is it that one of my relatives helped save some of Europe’s most valuable art pieces from Adolf Hitler? But this individual isn’t the only human treasure in my family… Major …
Chapter 33 Tonight was the night. I was finally gonna do it. Tonight I was leaving Jonathan, for good. I didn’t pack anything because when I start packing, I start thinking. And thinking leads to panic. So all I did …
By Crista Hill Director, Veteran and Military Affairs McCord-Herbst Student Veteran Center University of Colorado Colorado Springs DeLyn Winters is the 2025 recipient of the Clancy Herbst Veteran Service Award at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. A longtime advocate for …
When you arrive at the Remount Foundation’s grounds, co-located at the U.S. Air Force Academy Equestrian Center in Colorado Springs, the first thing you notice is the serenity. Horses graze under the shadow of Pikes Peak, and veterans stand nearby- …
It’s the color that goes the most unseen It winds through the forest Yet it’s passed by every tourist “It’s just another color you see everyday, It’s too ordinary”, they say You see it everywhere, yet it goes unnoticed A …