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Rogue One: Awakening a “New Hope” for the Star Wars Series
by Chris Otero Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Ray Guns and Rocketships and is reposted here with the permission of the original Continue Reading
Terrorism Rubbernecking: When Soldiers Make Up “Terrorist Threats”
Editor's Note: We first published this article about "fake terrorism" last year. Why are we posting it again? Because it still needs to be Continue Reading
This Is What The Onion Had To Say About Their “Free Triangles”/Military Funeral Photo
Earlier this week I was greeted by something so profoundly insulting and terrible, I almost dropped my phone. It was a picture posted on ‘The Continue Reading
Top 3 Video Games for Veterans
Top 3 Video Games for Veterans by Chris Otero I like video games. Half the people I know roll their eyes at this statement and ask, ‘Why Continue Reading
“Sometimes Though, You Just Have to Kill People:” Dealing with ISIS
This article was first posted on The Havok Journal on 05FEB15. _____ I am often critical of my own country. That is my right as a citizen and Continue Reading
Putin: Master Or Misguided?
Yesterday, Vladimir Putin received approval to enter into the 'Kobiyashi Maru" scenario that is Syrian Civil War. He didn’t waste any time and by Continue Reading
Veterans Support: Truth or Fantasy?
One of the benefits of being assigned far away from any military post is that I get invited to local events. Last week, I was invited to attend the Continue Reading
Operation: Keep Your Spanky
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went…” - Will Rogers Spanky saved Dan Spangler’s Continue Reading
The Islamic State: What Are We Defining?
Recently, there has been a great deal of debate in regards to the nature of Islamic State threat and whether to categorize it as ‘violent extremism’ Continue Reading
Brian Williams and the “War Story”
Brian Williams is a liar and that angers me. To explain why I am angry, I have to give something of an explanation to my civilian friends. Not Continue Reading