Courtenay Nold

BIO: Courtenay Nold, LTJG, U.S. Navy, served just short of 15 years in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve (2000-2014). She was an enlisted Yeoman (former Chief Petty Officer/E7) and a Limited Duty Officer (Mustang) Lieutenant Junior Grade (O2). She served on deployment in Chinhae, South Korea (one year) and Kandahar, Afghanistan (seven months). Along with her focus on changing lives, she is an accomplished writer and poet. She has contributed articles to the Association of the United States Navy (AUSN) NAVY Magazine and AtEase! Veteran’s Magazine. She is a featured author and poet in the anthology ‘Veterans Unchained’, a #1 Amazon Bestseller, published in 2022. She published her first book of poetry, titled ‘Removing Interference: From Words of Life’, available from Amazon. She also published two additional books, ‘Total War on PTSD’ and ‘Through Our Eyes’. She holds a B.S. in Organizational Security and Management and is also a Certified Paralegal. She is currently working on the 2nd Edition of ‘Total War on PTSD’. She is also pending publication as part of the 5th Issue of Keeping the Flame Alive. She regularly publishes her poems on the Poetry Society of Indiana’s Facebook page. She also writes poetry on and curates/administers her Facebook Poetry Warrior - For Poets By Poets page on a daily basis.