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… in the back of a pickup truck doing about 30mph through a saltwater carwash while holding a rifle.
EMAIL Ever ridden a mechanical bull? Well, do that for two hours in the back of a pickup truck doing about 30mph through a saltwater carwash while Continue Reading
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Be Brave Like the GIs
By an Anonymous Air Force Brat There I was, standing in line at base hospital, waiting to get my flu shot. We were about to PCS from Tinker AFB, Continue Reading
Leaderless Jihad: The War That No Longer Needs an Army
By Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub This article originally appeared on Darin Gaub’s Substack on Oct. 10, 2026, and is republished with the Continue Reading
Democracy Is a Stalker With a Donation Link
At 7:12 a.m., a woman named Madison texted that she was “personally reaching out” because the republic had seventy-three minutes to live unless I Continue Reading
The Only Way to Understand It… is to Live It
Each drop seemed to bring a sense of chaotic peace. It seems to always take me back to another time in another life. I sat and sifted through my Continue Reading
When the Klaxon Sounds
By Robert G. Ray Jr., Lt Col (Retired), ALANG The realization of consciousness was suddenly and abruptly severed by sound. Overwhelming, invasive Continue Reading
Let Private Ryan Live
As a teen in the 1980s, I sometimes jogged with my dad when he was home, which was uncommon. At the time, I still lived in the shadow of JSOC, and it Continue Reading
The Marine Who Taught Me to Fish
By Emily Ireland My grandfather was a United States Marine who served as a combat rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. He endured Continue Reading
Our Fathers in Bayamón
By Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán On October 29, 2026, my brother Carlos and I gathered with our lifelong friends, Buenaventura Ruiz and John Vargas, at Continue Reading
The Freedom of Information Act Is a Hostage Negotiation
America has a charming arrangement with its government. We give it money, power, and enough office space to house the entire cast of Law & Order. Continue Reading