Mark I. Kirkmeyer
“Two Arrows”
Mark served as a Light Weapons/Medical Specialist in the U.S. Army (1983-88), the U.S. Army Reserve (1988-1992), and the California National Guard (1992-1995). He is Gulf War Veteran (1991) and served in Korea (1986-87).
Index of Writings
- A Father: Missing In Action
- A Joyous Parade
- A Letter to Both My Senators
- A Patriot Cries
- Alive?
- American Revolution through Post-Vietnam Eyes
- An Analysis by a Winged Warrior (Talking Points)
- Anchor
- Another Month
- Apache Assault
- At What Cost?
- Barney Fife Guards the Airport
- Battle of Independence Day
- Bloodline
- Blossom Festival Ending
- Break Glass
- Break Glass… Again
- Broken Promises
- Can’t Go Home
- Cheers and Tears
- Choices
- Christmas at the Korean DMZ
- Combat Boots and Bikini
- Controlled Fear
- Conversation with Hel
- Cynical
- Dear Mom and Dad, Please Don’t Worry
- Dear Sweetheart ~ Letter from the DMZ
- Defeat
- Denial of Care
- Desert Rats
- Disgrace
- Distant Evil
- Don’t Spit on Me
- Dull Medals
- Dumb Garret Trooper
- Duty Done in Silence
- Dysfunctional Veteran
- Election – 2006
- Empty Bed
- Empty Spirit
- Experiences in a VA Hospital (A Series)
- Cigarette Psychosis
- Coup Stick
- Doctor Physh
- Guitar Nurse
- Helping Friends
- Holding Back
- I Spoke Up ~ Lost Trust
- I’m An Idiot
- Jabber Jaws ~ Major Cow Pie
- Knee Brace
- Lady Helps Vets
- Lady VA Nurse
- Mistaken Belief
- Night and Day ~ Secure Ward and Open Ward
- Numbness and Pain
- Nurse Spitfire
- Razors Edge
- Ready to Go
- Stages of My Change
- Stolen Honor
- Stupid Nurse
- The Disturbance
- The Fat Lady
- The Hoax
- Truth or Perception?
- VA Nurse – Three Years Later
- Valkyrie Nurse
- Volcanic Temper
- What Should I Say?
- Where Am I At?
- Wounded Warrior
- Explosive Festival
- Extremist Legacy
- Gaton Drop-Zone
- Gliding Home
- Glory? Glory?
- Go On To the Next Thing
- Godspeed
- Good Day All
- Greatest Moments
- Guardian
- Guardian Above
- He Walks Alone
- Her Century
- He's My Dad
- Homeless Plea
- Homeless Veteran
- How Racism Works – A Political Foreword
- How Would You Live?
- Hypocrisy
- I Am Prepared
- I Don’t Know
- I Have Been to Heaven
- I Scared My Family This Week
- I Served
- I Stand Accused
- I Wear the Scar
- I Wonder – I Know
- I Would Have Done It Anyway
- I’ll Make Them Famous
- Impending Doom
- Insertion
- Insult My Family!
- Last Day of a Lady
- Lawmakers Concerned
- Let Me Go
- Letter to a Sweetheart
- Liberty
- Loss of a Playground
- Lost the Edge
- Lost Work
- Love the Man… Accept the Uniform
- Loyalty is a Two Way Street
- Marine Prayer
- Memorial Day
- Memory Box
- Message
- My Darkness
- My IWVPA Friends
- My Last Poem
- My Little Girl
- My Reflection
- My Sanity
- My Time of Day
- Sacred Space
- Sad Occasion
- Shadow of the Man
- Shadows and Mist
- She Also Serves
- She Waves Gracefully
- Shining My Shoes and Medals…
- Silent Airport
- Silver Reunion
- Silver Thread
- Soldier’s Honor
- Some Wounds Aren’t Seen
- Sound Ignites Memories
- Spring Snow
- Staff Sergeant Pickle
- Stand Down
- Still Heroes
- Stolen Valor
- Sworn to Secrecy
- Tears Fall
- Teddy Bear
- Thank You Vietnam Brothers
- That’s What I Do
- The Conflict of Evil
- The Divide
- The Dreams Return
- The Embassy Man
- The Hahk
- The Healer
- The Honor Wait
- The Next Great Generation
- The Wolf (A Short Story)
- There Are No WMD
- They Are Only Children
- They Read His Name
- They Serve
- They Stay Behind
- This Old Book
- Those on the DMZ
- Time’s Lessons
- Too Good to Serve
- Too Much
- Walking Dead
- War
- Warrior’s Love
- We Got the Call for Christmas Day
- We Made a Mistake and Started the War
- We Surrender
- Welcome Home
- What Cost Failure?
- What Cost Peace?
- Where Were You?
- Who Are They?
- Who Are We?
- Who Was She?
- Why Fight?
- With Children
- With the Thanks of a Grateful Nation
- Wolf Warrior
- Wounded Warrior (A Vision)