Semper Fidelis America Memorial for Mike Titus

Semper Fidelis America Memorial for Mike Stryker 91 Titus at the VFW Post 4287 on Saturday February 27, 2016

"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" is a poem written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.

I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there; I did not die.

After Five Tours Veteran Writes About Hardest Battle--Being Home

St. Cloud Vet’s Book Explores Struggles After War 
WJON News AM1240 
By Isaac Schweer 
February 27, 2016

ST. CLOUD — A St. Cloud veteran of the U.S. Air Force has taken the struggles he’s experienced firsthand and channeled them into what he calls a reintegration tool for soldiers returning home from overseas.

Todd Kuikka served five tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflict areas performing explosive ordinance disposal duties. Since his return home, he has suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) — something he says is somewhat of a taboo subject.

“I think it’s pretty typical, but not spoken about very often,” Kuikka says. “The hardest battle that I fought was not actually on the battlefield — it was trying to re-enter civilian life.”
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