by Trey Tull Our lives are composed of the consequences of our actions, the good, the bad, and the neutral. I believe the pattern of life is for us Continue Reading
Marine Corps
Flags Over Ramadi
Editor's Note: Some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq took place during the U.S.-led effort centered on seizing, stabilizing, and sustaining Ramadi. Continue Reading
Broken Understanding: A Marine Scout Sniper Reflects
My concept of grace has, like most things in my life, been shaped by experiences in combat. In June of 2010, I had the honor of serving as a team Continue Reading
“BOLO”: An Excerpt From Aaron Kirk’s “The Hill”
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part run of excerpts from “The Hill,” an Afghanistan War memoir by Marine Corps veteran Aaron Kirk. You Continue Reading
Recon, Always With You: Tragedy Strikes Aboard The USNS Pecos
The wardroom rocked gently back and forth as the Bonhomme Richard steamed towards San Clemente Island off the coast of southern California. Captain Continue Reading
Arrogant Leadership and its Consequences
by Hank Black I learned early on in the Marine Corps that the most knowledgeable and/or situationally aware person ‘in the room’ might not be the Continue Reading
Rock Eater: A Review
by Michael Jerome Plunkett I met Mason Rodrigue for the first time outside an airport in Missoula, Montana in the summer of 2021. He had just quit Continue Reading
Do the Impossible: Healing from PTSD
by Michael Scarn I joined the Marine Corps straight out of high school in 2001. My intent was to fight. Not serve, but fight. My recruiter once asked Continue Reading
Too Many People are Trying To Bring Guns to Marine Boot Camp Graduations
As reported in the Marine Corps Times, family members of Marines who competed Boot Camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina Continue Reading
Wasting the Warrior Culture: The Story of a Marine Named “Frank”
In 2008 my Force Reconnaissance Platoon conducted a deliberate clear of a city called Shewan in the Farah Province of Afghanistan. The city of Shewan Continue Reading
USMC Marksmanship… and Why It’s Better Than the Army’s
USMC Marksmanship... and Why It's Better Than The Army's This first appeared in The Havok Journal September 22, 2018. Evidently, the U.S. Army has a Continue Reading
Sorry Folks, Having Marines On Those Two Navy Boats Wouldn’t Have Changed A Damn Thing
The Navy has been taking a lot of heat in the last few months related to the temporary detention of two of their boats and crews by Iranians in the Continue Reading