Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Ron Henry is proud to be an American. He has always wanted to find a way to bring cohesiveness between soldiers and civilian Americans.

Now, as one of members of 4 Troops, a group of singing former Iraqi and Afghan­istan veterans, Henry is able to do just that.

4 TROOPS—Sergeant Ron Henry, back center.

“We want this music to heal and encourage people. We have to continue to heal America,” said Henry, 42.

4 Troops released its self-titled debut last May to critical acclaim. The album struck a chord with audiences and quickly made 4 Troops a household name.

I am 34-years-old and I have a problem. I have had this same problem since my teen years. I am desperate to find a solution.

When I was 17, my girlfriend at the time broke up with me for someone else. I was upset and told her that I was going to kill her. We made up and became friends, but Gwendolyn, I thought about it later and decided to take revenge. I went over to her house around 3 a.m. and set the house on fire—and also punctured the tires on her father’s car, her mother’s car and her brother’s car.

When the kids were little, they loved hearing your stories.

You lost count of the times they asked you about your brother, who pushed you down a hill on a broken wagon and skinned your nose. They laughed every time you imitated your mother tossing pie crust in the air. Even neighborhood kids begged to hear about when Grandpa fell off the pony.

All your life, you’ve been telling stories. Now that the kids are older, maybe it’s time to use that pent-up creativity by becoming a real author. Start by reading “Writing Great Books for Young Adults” by Regina Brooks.

The Kelly Strayhorn Theater and the Bill Nunn Outreach Project have come together for another outstanding production.

“Ananse And The Glue Man” tells the simple but poignant story of right and wrong. The production, which will run Dec. 10-11 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, will feature members of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s resident youth theater company, the Alumni Theater Company.

BILL NUNN WITH ELIZABETH BANKS IN “SPIDERMAN 3.”

The play is being directed by acclaimed Pittsburgh-born actor Bill Nunn III.

Nunn graduated from Schenley High School in 1970 and from Morehouse College in 1976. He made his acting debut in 1998 in the Spike Lee Joint, “School Daze.” He may be best known as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s controversial, “Do The Right Thing.” Nunn continued to star in other Lee movies including “Mo’ Better Blues” and “He Got Game.”