My Flag stands great Its colors so proud Symbol of my service Dedication My life I am not the cloth The fabric Nor the colors bold I am just a Continue Reading
America
The End of Free Speech: This Isn’t America Anymore
This isn’t going to be a long article because I don’t want the message to get lost in the words. For the first time in my life, I am really and Continue Reading
Prisoner of War: A Memoir — Tiny Terrorists Unleashed
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 16, 2014. _____ My sons are experts in the art of enhanced interrogation, better known as Continue Reading
A Glimmer of Hope
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 2, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
From a Warfighter to the American People
by Taylor Anderson Author's Note: All opinions expressed in these letters are solely those of the author and do not reflect the stance or Continue Reading
Today is September 12, 2001: “For the Soldier Dying Young”
"Today is September 12, 2001." With September 11, 2001 far behind us, a new school year beginning, and the anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, my Continue Reading
What It Means to be an “Educated” Man in Today’s America
What do you think of when you hear someone referred to as “educated”? Despite our ever-increasing desire to send everyone in America to college, this Continue Reading
A Slice of America, One Gas Station at a Time
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 26, 2022. as "Gas Stations." It is republished here with the Continue Reading
Why We Don’t Own a Flag
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 4, 2018, as "We Don't Own a Flag." It is republished here with the author’s permission Continue Reading
As a Black Army Officer, My Recommendations for Renaming Military Bases Named After Confederate Generals
by Marshall T. McGurk, Major, U.S. Army This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 10, 2020. In a written message to the U.S. Army on June 3, Continue Reading
Playing with a Full Deck: An Open Letter to Donald Trump from a Combat Veteran
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 12, 2016. Mr. Trump, First, let me say that I do not write this letter on behalf of all combat Continue Reading