Archive for the ‘Personal Reflections’ Category:

Planning Section Chief Christa Lopez Reflects on Operation: Horned Frog

Every time I represent Team Rubicon I get the joy of sharing the story; how I got involved and why I chose TR…. so when asked why TR and why [...]

Jodi Martinez, Army Veteran, reflects on Operation: Prairie Dog

Just another day in the life of a TR volunteer

Operation: Rammed – Personal Reflection from Army Veteran Brian DeLoche

“I have finally found an outlet for my desire to serve.”

Operation: Moonshine – Personal Reflection from Mike Winders, USAF Veteran

I first served with Team Rubicon during Hurricane Sandy relief efforts by providing off site technical support by utilizing weather forecasting and observation training and experience which I learned in [...]

Operation: Moonshine – Personal Reflection from Christian Vargas, USMC Veteran

With a driven passion, Team Rubicon has given men the opportunity to help this great nation in time of disaster, chaos and overwhelming experiences. After adding insult to misery and [...]

Personal Reflection from Army Veteran Dwight Kling

My phone rang. “Hey Dad, I’m heading up a Team Rubicon project this weekend to help out a soldier whose house got trashed by vandals while he was on active [...]

“Liminality” – Personal Reflection from Navy Veteran James Myers

Liminality On Saturday, in Hutto, at SSgt Vinyard’s house, two people were talking about the ambivalence of being new parents: “You just don’t understand it until you go through it.” [...]

Operation: Midnight Train – Personal Reflection from Army Veteran Sean Blair

I have to say I had one of the best weekends of my life. The outpouring of support for Adairsville from the surrounding communities was incredible. Saturday we had around [...]

Operation: Midnight Train Reflection from Mike Withers, Army Veteran

I was very excited to get the first email and even the midnight phone calls from the Team Rubicon leadership a few hours after the storm/tornado hit Adairsville, Georgia on [...]

What Team Rubicon Is – Personal Reflection from Marine and Region X Director of Personnel and Training Paul Warmbier

Out of all the organizations out there that exist to help others, Team Rubicon is without equal. My experiences with Team Rubicon have been quite simply lifesaving. Over the last [...]