2016
Want To Win Signed Copies Of My Books?
With a mere 148 shopping days until Christmas, I thought I'd help everybody out. Here's a chance to win a signed copy of each of my books delivered straight to your door for free. These books make great gifts and I'll happily sign them to whomever you designate--should you win the drawing on August 31st, 2016. To enter the drawing, post a picture of "After Action" and/or "Continuing Actions", taken in some interesting location, with the hashtag #DanSheehanAuthor on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I'll retweet and share all (appropriate) entries. Inappropriate ones will be enjoyed in private. Each new picture [...]
Sharing The Pride
I grew up in the Marine Corps when homosexual slurs were commonplace. This was during "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and anyone who challenged the use of such a slur automatically invited suspicion of being gay--a label that ended careers and worse. I used to wonder about "Gay Pride." What did it mean? Was it just an opportunity "Those People" took to dance proudly down the street sporting only a yellow codpiece (thanks Christopher Moore) and oversize plastic sunglasses? I suspected there was more to it than that--my knuckles have only recently stopped dragging behind me--but didn't feel inclined to investigate further. [...]
What I Never Told Detective John Hobbs
This has been percolating in my head and heart for a while, but sometimes you have to let things sit. This website is my professional face--it highlights my writing and efforts to assist veterans of all wars to find their way home--so I was hesitant to blur the line between personal and professional. But it's time. Det John Hobbs Detective John Hobbs was a devoted peace officer, a caring father, and a loving husband--among other things. He was my cousin's husband and father to their three great children. John spent his career in law enforcement with the Phoenix [...]
DD-214: End or Beginning?
Unless you plan on dying in uniform, eventually you're going to get out of the military. When you do leave, you'll walk out of Admin on your last day carrying several copies of your DD-214; the official record of everything you did (good or bad) in uniform. It will follow you everywhere you go for the rest of your life. The question is: Does a DD-214 signal the end of a journey, or the beginning? The answer to that depends greatly on why you joined the military in the first place. If you joined for educational or monetary purposes, then [...]
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