James Carlisle retired honorably from the US Army in 2015 as a lt. colonel after 26 years of service. James has traveled the world, jumped out of perfectly good airplanes, brokered peace agreements, and run ultra-marathons. He graduated from Spring Hill College in Mobile Ala. and earned his master’s degree in elementary education in 2010. He lives in Fairfax, Va., and teaches 4th grade. 

Anne Guglik has spent almost 30 years in the fire service, the last 20 of which have been in our nation’s capital. She currently serves Washington, D.C. as a fire and arson investigator. Her years of service overlap the 16 years she spent in the Army National Guard, with a final rank of captain. She holds degrees in fire science, emergency management and homeland security. In addition to time spent with her family, she also enjoys the outdoors, reads voraciously, gardens, crochets, and does amateur jewelery and lapidary work.

Meredith is currently the Vice President of Grants & Fund Development for D.C. Legislative & Regulatory Services. Meanwhile. She volunteers her time for a host of organizations such as the Junior League, UNICO National, Young Scientists of SC, and the Pennsylvania Society.  She has over 21 years of experience in the military, the intelligence community, and grant fund development as a combat Veteran. As though she is not busy enough, she and her husband, Rick, are raising three beautiful girls in their spare time.

Catharine Clark-Sayles had three poems accepted for inaugural edition of “Issued” journal of military experience coming from ASU. Her father was Air Force. and the Army paid for medical school so she spent some time on active duty, and many veterans followed me into civilian practice. She’s been writing poems telling some of their stories.