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25 results in articles and videos for “Veterans Day”
- ArticleEast Texas
Thank a Veteran. Then Check on One.
Marine veteran Ryan Nichols on Veterans Day 2026: how East Texans can check on a veteran, plus free help at the Gregg and Harrison County veterans offices.
- ArticleEast Texas
A Free Ride to the VA for East Texas Veterans
Ryan Nichols shares how East Texas veterans in Gregg, Harrison and Marion counties can book a free GoVET ride to the Shreveport VA, plus Marion County VSO hours.
- ArticleReflection
How to talk to a veteran about hard days
Five things to say and five things to skip, from a Marine who needed both. Presence over advice, questions over assumptions. Screenshot the card and keep it.
- ArticleEast Texas
Marshall Public Library's Last Book Sale of the Year Runs November 6 to 14
Marshall Public Library's last book sale of 2026 runs Nov. 6 to 14. Hours, the Friends of a Public Library, and free November events. Shared by Ryan Nichols.
- PhotoRebuild
A verified X parody account literally said "I'm just casually getting your account banned." Then X banned me for 6 days, 23 hours. Here's the pattern.
**May 22, 2026. The pattern of events, exactly as it happened. Every screenshot is below in order.** --- **Step 1 — The unprovoked attack.** A verified X account called **Liam Nissan™** (@theliamnissan, **460,200 followers**) opens at me, c
- ArticleHistory & Service
I Got a VA Denial Letter Last Week. Here Is What I Am Doing About It.
Three VA decision review lanes, the one year clock, and free accredited help. A Marine veteran on what the denial letter does not tell you in plain English.
- ArticleReflection
You Can Come Out the Other Side
Some nights the past doesn't knock. It just walks right in. If you know, you know. I want you to know something else too. It gets better. I'm living it. Let me be straight with you. I carry things. A Marine carries things. A man who's been
- ArticleReflection
A Marine Veteran Lays Out Tomorrow Before He Sleeps
A Marine Corps habit that helps on hard mornings: decide tomorrow tonight, so PTSD, grief, and long waiting do not get to run the first hour of the day.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
"Hope You Don't Die": The D.C. Jail Officers Who Should Be Investigated
A first-person account of the corruption, abuse, and torture I witnessed inside the D.C. Department of Corrections — and the officers who need to answer for it.
- ArticleRyan Outdoors
First Light on Lake of the Pines
A kayak, a rod, and the one hour where the nervous system stands down. Fishing as the thing that makes recovery possible, from a veteran who still keeps the appointment.
- ArticleReflection
PTSD Gets a Scene Size-Up Before It Gets a Vote
A search and rescue habit applied to PTSD: stop at the edge, look at what is really there, pick one safe move. The alarm informs. It does not command.
- ArticleEast Texas
Kenneth Travis Held On for 50 Minutes and 4 Seconds. East Texas Should Know His Name.
A Longview Marine, mortgage CEO and coworking owner set the Guinness World Record for the longest straight arm plank. Here is who he is and how to reach him.
- PhotoJ6
Judge Hogan, on the record: "I accept your argument that his due process rights were violated."
A senior federal judge looked at how I was being held before any trial, called it "terrible," and said — out loud, on the record — that my due process rights had been violated. Then I went back to my cell and stayed there. That is not my ch
- ArticleReflection
I Do Not Owe Anybody a Finished Version of Me
Healing in public means telling the truth about the middle. Ryan Nichols on PTSD, faith as endurance, and why he will not perform a finished recovery.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Hurricane Season Peaks September 10. Here Is What I Actually Keep Packed.
The Atlantic season peaks September 10 and runs through November. A search and rescue veteran on what stays packed in the truck, when to leave, and the honest limits of rescue.
- ArticleReflection
Nothing Out On That Water Knows My Name
For years, sitting still was not rest. It was a cell. Fishing was the bridge from braced to steady, and why I am learning stillness before my son gets here.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Thomas Webster J6 Case Record: Trial, 10-Year Sentence, Full Pardon and Denied Vacatur
Thomas Webster’s verified January 6 case record: six-count jury verdict, 10-year sentence, 2024 appeal, full 2025 pardon and denied 2026 vacatur request.
- ArticleReflection
Sleep Was the Last Thing to Come Home
Of everything that came back after custody, sleep came last. A Marine on learning to stand down, rest as part of the work, and Psalm 4:8.
- ArticleReflection
I Still Count the Exits
Hypervigilance did not end when the place did. Why I quit trying to kill the instinct that maps every room, and the one sentence that gives the alarm an off ramp.
- ArticleReflection
The Men Who Checked On Me
The men who got through to me were not good with words. They were stubborn. Here is the two text method word for word, plus what to do if he does not answer.
- ArticleLegal Filings
I Called Harrison County to Report the Harassment. Then I Waited.
I reported ongoing online harassment to the Harrison County Sheriff's Office on the evening of May 12, 2026 — handed over the receipts, asked for equal justice under the law, and offered to cooperate fully. Three weeks later: silence. Here'
- ArticleReflection
Turning the Other Cheek Is Not Weakness. It Is Discipline.
Marine veteran Ryan Nichols on what turning the other cheek really asks of a man, why he is choosing restraint, and five habits for keeping your peace.
- ArticleFaith & Service
Four Life Jackets, Four Faiths, and a Choice Made in the Dark
When USAT Dorchester sank in 1943, four Army chaplains gave away their life jackets. Their final act still defines service across differences today.
- ArticleReflection
I Go To The Water When The Noise Gets Loud
Some mornings the quiet is louder than any cell I ever sat in. So I go to the water. I load the truck before the sun is up. Rod. Tackle. A thermos of coffee that is already too strong. I drive out to where the pines lean over the bank and t
- ArticleCommentary
A Fan Screamed at Jalen Brunson. The NBA Launched an Investigation. That's How Accountability Is Supposed to Work.
NBA is investigating courtside fans who hurled profane remarks at Jalen Brunson in Game 1 of the 2026 Finals. Ryan Nichols on what accountability for harassment actually looks like.
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