From Fish Tales to Healing Trails
“My son always said, ‘You talk about big fish, but I only see small fish photos.’” That problem would be…
Marine Father & Son Join Soldiers for Offshore Experience
In May, Freedom Alliance hosted a small group of combat veterans at Los Sueños Resort in Costa Rica for the…
“Ready First” Reunion of Veterans in Costa Rica
Army Colonel Lance E. served as a Logistics Officer and, in late 2005, deployed to Iraq with the advance team…
Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Airmen
Mothers and sometimes fathers have long tried to curb their sons’ desires to join the military by nudging them toward…
1st Battalion, 5th Marines Reunite in Costa Rica
Ramadi, Iraq, in 2005 was a den of insurgency. For the Marines of 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), this meant…
Waterfalls, Sailfish, and Women Warriors
As International Women’s Day was incoming, four women arrived in Costa Rica for the Freedom Alliance Offshore Experience. Each year, Freedom…
CCTs and PJs in Costa Rica
Within the Air Force are several communities that operate within the Special Operations sphere, to include Combat Controllers and Pararescuemen…
SETTING THE RECORD
Freedom Alliance’s Offshore Experience program recently invited five combat veterans who had fought in the early years of the war…
Setting the Record
Freedom Alliance’s Offshore Experience program recently invited five combat veterans who had fought in the early years of the war…
CENTRAL AMERICAN ADVENTURE FOR AFGHANISTAN COMBAT VETERANS
December marks the “high season” in Costa Rica as the weather turns—almost overnight—from frequent rains into a breezy paradise along…