Standing by His Ink – Veteran’s Tattoo Leads to Scrutiny, New Job at VA CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 22, 2016 Veteran Inspired 240 All too often, we make decisions in or about the military that sometimes have an unexpected result. That’s exactly what happened to one career nurse not too long ago. But this Arizona Marine lived up to his ser...
The Battle for Mosul…Again… CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 19, 2016 Veteran Inspired 105 This week has been one of reckoning for Iraq's battle against ISIS. They have finally started moving forces into position to assault Mosul. Various elements of the Iraqi military, to include armor and infant...
Finding Purpose After Separation CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 17, 2016 Veteran Inspired 1,581 One of the best elements to military service is the focus for service members on core values. Although each branch of the military articulates them differently, they all focus on the same basic concepts: do you...
“And when he gets to heaven, to St. Peter he will tell…” CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 15, 2016 Veteran Inspired 1,640 We spend a lot of time at Nine Line News looking around us and to the future — whether it's providing information about politics, the current state of the military, veterans issues and much more. But we want...
Strong Words of Warning for Our Foes CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 12, 2016 Nine Line News 1,109 Part of inspirational leadership is powerful words. In the military, it isn't really enough to be effective. In fact, it's essential for leadership to be able to inspire their men, regardless of the task, the m...
Veterans Care Again in Crisis CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 10, 2016 Veteran Inspired The most upsetting thing about this is that it isn't even surprising anymore. A report filed almost two years following the revelation of deep and serious backlogs in the US Veterans Affairs healthcare system h...
Calm in the Storm CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 8, 2016 First Responders 70 One of the consequences of having military installations on the coasts is that they are often in the direct path of potential national disasters. This isn't by accident either — the US military conducts more di...
How Long Before We’re Back In?… CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 5, 2016 Veteran Inspired 680 We've been hearing it from all over the place for quite a while and there are indeed concerns worthy of diving into. Have we as a nation become too timid to involve our military due to fears of getting bogged d...
9 Ways to Show You Are a Relentless Patriot CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 3, 2016 Relentlessly Patriotic 432 1. Wear a T-Shirt with a Message – These days, people are using their shirts to express their political and social ideologies. Nine Line Apparel is proud to design and print shirts that encapsulate national pri...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place with Saudis CPT (r) Tyler Merritt October 3, 2016 Veteran Inspired 16 Whether it's the US Congress, the White House or any other institution in the land, it's pretty obvious that something's not going over right. And this is an issue that, one way or another, will likely affect v...
