The Velvet Hammer Blog

NO DU TU - A Child of War Torn Burma

by David Burnell

The story begins with a trip into the border regions of Burma along the Thai border to present the fourth phase of a field medial program created ...

Posted in Missions, Resilience, War

by David Burnell

The Combat Stress Program (2002-2012) I created the Combat Stress Program in response to the events of 9/11 for deploying units that needed high l...

Posted in PTSD, Resilience, Training, Urban Warfare Center, War

by David Burnell

Written in Bannock Thailand while staging to go into Burma. "I ask myself again as I have in times past. "why go among the world of men?" home is ...

Posted in Journal, Missions, My Rhythms, War

by David Burnell

This was my journal entry the night before I went to Myanmar (Burma) to work with the Karen Army. Thoughts of family and friends, a home of comfor...

Posted in Journal, Missions, War

by David Burnell

Are you the kind of guy that most people don't get? Why are so many of our veterans committing suicide? Why are they so overwhelmed with depressio...

Posted in My Rhythms, PTSD, Resilience, War