Ep.18 Michael Ramos, Author of The After: A Veteran's Notes on Coming Home

Michael Ramos joined the Navy 13 days before the September 11th 2001 attacks on the world trade center. He was assigned the job of Religious Program Specialist where he served as a body guard for unarmed chaplains in combat zones attached to front line infantry units. He deployed with the Marines for the invasion of Iraq in 2003 then went on to spend the next decade attached to Marine units for multiple deployments. Michael is also a writer, teacher, book designer, editor, and the art director for Ecotone magazine. His work focuses on dispelling myths about war, warriors, and veterans, and bringing military and civilian communities together through the power of art. He is the author of The After: A Veteran’s Notes on Coming Home and several other works of writing.