As the world came crashing down, those men did what they do best, they fought on. They fought to preserve that which others sought to take. They Continue Reading
Afghanistan
Winter Strike: A Ranger Thanksgiving in Afghanistan
by Joshua Gamboa Editors Note: In late 2003, large portions of the 75th Ranger Regiment were deployed for an operation titled “Winter Strike” in the Continue Reading
A Home in the Motion
by Kevin Duffy You start to wake up. You ease into a haze of consciousness and feel the realness of the world outside the dream you’ve already Continue Reading
Unidentified Flying Objects Over Afghanistan
By Nick Orton With Halloween around the corner, we thought our readers might enjoy a paranormal-themed article! This first appeared in Tales From Continue Reading
Strange Sightings and Paranormal Activities
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Nothing Prepares You for War
by Noah Smith, The War Horse. We were sailing into the sky, the loud buzz of the plane engine beating against the air. We flew over a vast desert Continue Reading
ENEMY UNKNOWN: High Strangeness in the Shadow of the Afghan War
By Nick Orton With Halloween around the corner, we thought our readers might enjoy a paranormal-themed article! This first appeared in Tales From Continue Reading
My First Engagement with the Enemy
I don't always know what will trigger a flashback of my deployment to Afghanistan, but today, it happened to be the song at the end of the 2020 Mulan Continue Reading
Rage and Sadness
by Aaron Smith I’m torn Torn between two worlds, two emotions Two paradigms Cut in two by my past, and the healing that offered me solace Continue Reading
The Ramp
I was but maybe a month or two old, not truly but in war we are reborn. A newborn thrust into this world, cold and alone. I was riding that Continue Reading
Guerilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and our Failure in Afghanistan
by William Tetzlaff Success for an insurgency is winning over the people. This has been true from Washington having 90% of the colonies' people Continue Reading
Afghanistan Memories: I’m a Warrior Through and Through
Heart turned hard, emotionally scarred. I tried to get past this but it’s so fucking hard.My pain is evident yet so blissfully hidden. From events Continue Reading