I can still remember the awkwardness I felt a year ago last week when I stumbled into a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Ithaca, N.Y.
I've never felt comfortable around large groups of men, especially large groups of military men, and standing in my high heels and power suit with a pen tucked behind my ear in the middle of a canteen filled with large Vietnam vets in Harley-Davidson T-shirts didn't exactly allow me to blend in and feel at home. [...]
Deployment changes perspective on veterans' service
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By Michelle Cuthrell, The News-Miner
I can still remember the awkwardness I felt a year ago last week when I stumbled into a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Ithaca, N.Y.
I've never felt comfortable around large groups of men, especially large groups of military men, and standing in my high heels and power suit with a pen tucked behind my ear in the middle of a canteen filled with large Vietnam vets in Harley-Davidson T-shirts didn't exactly allow me to blend in and feel at home. [...]
