You and the Time

Authors

Phillip A. TrezzaFollow

Document Type

2001-2020 Army

Date

2018

Date of Submission

October 2019

Keywords

Mighty Pen Project, Veteran, Memoir, Army, Medic, Time, Healing, Freedom, Philosophy

Abstract

A medic reflects on how things have changed in his life over time.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Author Biography

Phil Trezza served medic in the Army and Army Reserve between 2004 and 2018, serving as a platoon medic in Iraq in 2006 and 2007. Phil earned several awards during his career including the Combat Medical Badge for rendering medical care during enemy engagements.

After military service, Phil served Veterans and military families in Virginia by assisting them with gaining employment after service. Phil was instrumental in creating the Military Medics and Corpsmen Program, that focused on employment and education opportunities for medically trained transitioning service members and also served as the Director of Veteran Transition & Employment Programs for the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. He has also contributed to the book, "The Fire Within: Shedding Light on Trauma".

He continues to support Veteran and military spouse hiring within Virginia state government as a Talent Acquisition Consultant at the Virginia Department of Taxation. Phil holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a master of business administration. He loves all things creative, reading, writing, writing and playing music, and spend time with family.

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