Marine veteran talks about what Christmas meant to service members deployed to combat zones during the Afghanistan War.
Ivan F. Ingraham
Ivan F. Ingraham is a speaker, storyteller, and veteran. He served for 24 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a special operations officer.
‘Welcome Home’–For Years His Family Waited for His Return. Now, He Waits for His Daughter.
After years of deploying and coming home, veteran Ivan Ingraham is now on the other side as he welcomes his daughter home from a deployment.
I Have a Future Because of Those at Arlington, Where the Ground Is Sown With Tears
They rest together, these disparate generations, due to a lack of available space: Arlington is running out of it.

