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Posted on November 11, 2013 In Leading up to the Wall, Uncategorized

It was Veterans Day one year ago that I announced the Afghanistan Memory Wall project. I had been memorizing since May 1st but I hadn’t […]

Posted on July 18, 2013 In The Heroes, Uncategorized

As you can imagine, when I am standing at the wall and I am writing the names for 10-12 hours so many things are going […]

Posted on June 30, 2013 In Lessons From Wall, Uncategorized

It is hard to say which Afghanistan Memory Wall tribute was the toughest: The first one (Feb 28, 2013) had so much emotion and dynamics […]

Posted on June 4, 2013 In Lessons From Wall, Uncategorized

Very few people have seen me write the wall from beginning to end. My cousin Donovan and his wife Julie have. My assistant Kim, my […]

Posted on May 29, 2013 In Lessons From Wall, Uncategorized

The lessons I have learned from my time with the Afghanistan Memory Wall could fill a book or two. But one that I definitely think […]

Posted on May 19, 2013 In My TIme in Afghanistan, Uncategorized

It was summertime in Afghanistan, although where I was, in the high elevation of Kabul still very comfortable. Comfortable that is if you are comfortable […]

Posted on May 19, 2013 In Uncategorized, Veteran's Stories

I have goosebumps as I am writing this… As I start to type I remember the man I met a few days ago known as […]

Posted on May 18, 2013 In Uncategorized

The people I have met along the way because of this wall was completely unexpected by me. I honestly had no idea what to expect. […]

Posted on May 5, 2013 In The Heroes, Uncategorized

What some may not know is this wall was not the first memorial wall I had attempted. In 2011, I set out to memorize everyone […]

Posted on May 5, 2013 In Leading up to the Wall, Uncategorized

3 kids who changed my life forever inspired me everyday during the process of memorizing this wall. Their names are Jacob, Chloe and Kailey. When […]