NFL Week 11 Picks w/Veterans Day Acknowledgement
To properly acknowledge our Veterans Day just passed, let’s take a look at one of our heroes. Some people join the military to inflict enough pain upon our enemies so that those enemies stay a safe distance from our nation and our people remain safe and prosperous. Some people join the military because they see a way that, within the military, they can make the world a better place. My buddy James Carlisle is grouped in the latter. James and I served together in the Sledgehammer Brigade of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division during the surge in Iraq, 2007-08. He was our Civil Affairs Officer who worked to increase stability, enable local governments and improve quality of life for civilians. That was his mission in Iraq and he has maintained that mentality since retiring from the Army. After retiring, James spent time as an elementary school teacher in South Carolina and established a non-profit, Young Scientist of South Carolina, focused on bringing high-level STEM learning to stud
