by J.R. Coleman I went and sat at your gravesite... I couldn't bring myself to go to the wake and viewing, didn't feel right. Was like, that body... a Continue Reading
philosophy
Things Dad Taught Me About Being A Man
Stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves The more someone brags about what he is, the surer you can be that's what he ain't Tell Continue Reading
Meditations of an Army Ranger: We Should Not Look at Death as a Reward
Meditations of an Army Ranger: We should not look at death as a reward – But our thought of death should remind us of our lives. “Only the dead have Continue Reading
Shedding the Shame of the “Dependa”
by Liesel Kershul This first appeared in the War Horse Aug 29, 2018 and is reposted here in accordance with their terms of service. The Continue Reading
For the Struggling Veteran
At timesIt’s not about Physical strengthBut strengthening your mind At timesIt’s not about Physical therapyBut mental therapy Wake Continue Reading
Special Forces and Entrepreneurship: Pushing Beyond Failure
The truly important things, those that change the course of a life or lives require mastery of a domain, the kind of mastery only happens after Continue Reading
The Air Force Generation Gap: When the Show Ponies Kill All the Warhorses
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on November 2, 2020. _____________ A few days ago I stumbled across this post on LinkedIn. "In an Continue Reading
“The Secret of Freedom”: 4th Century Wisdom for Today
or We Have Met the Enemy and It is Us by Richard W. Woodman Dr. Woodman is a retired university professor and U.S. Army veteran. He wrote this for Continue Reading
Downrange, “That Time Of Day”
by Sebastian Junlin It's that time of day. Game face gents, NVGs will be useless for at least 45 minutes. New ROE. Now, these mothers can wave AKs Continue Reading
Notch on a Wall
There is no place for humanity in war, there is no place for war in humanity. If, as a nation or dictator, you have a requirement that war is fought Continue Reading
On the Shoulders of Giants
Do you see, my Son?The glimpse of the rarefied airThe view above the rampartThe Watch along the Wall Peak above the turret,just over the Continue Reading
A Dream’s Aporia: A Fragment on the Whole American Dream
by Moses Machuca In Leonard Benton’s article “Defending the Dream” on Memorial Day” Was it Worth it?", alluded to that what the individual in the Continue Reading