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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
War Cuts Deep with an Invisible Blade
by Will Aker War cuts with an invisible blade. A blade you’re blind to, blind to how it cuts you. War slices everyone differently and the wounds heal Continue Reading
Horse Shit, Nose Tips and Best Friends
by Mark McHale So what in the world could horse shit, nose tips and best friends have in common? Read on, I’ll tell you… No shit, there I was, in Continue Reading
Lest We Forget: An Excerpt
An excerpt from 'Lest We Forget: A Ranger Medic's Story': "Should we have a BBQ for the fourth of July this weekend?" Asked Matt. "This is America Continue Reading
The Modern Warrior’s Battle for Balance
by Luke Ryan Modern warrior culture generally concerns itself with two things: practical effectiveness and health, also known as “the mission and the Continue Reading
We Enlisted for the Last Drops and The National Treasures
by Mark McHale "We Enlisted for the Last Drops and The National Treasures." Seriously though, what the hell does that mean? What could those three Continue Reading
War Poetry: Shrouded in Midnight
by Luke Ryan Side by side we sat In the belly of a bird Made of steel parts and iron men Who cut their teeth on brimstone long ago. We flew Continue Reading
Thanks for Your Service?
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 11, 2019. ____________ Unfortunately, we have come to accept that those that serve in political Continue Reading
Heroes and Horses
by Tim Selbrede #NotAVacation, that is what was repeatedly emphasized for weeks to months before I ever stepped foot on the Jumping Horse Ranch in Continue Reading
A Delta Operator Transitions from War to Music
by Brad Thomas If you told me back in the mid-1980s that I would be where I am today, having lived through one of the most horrific and historical Continue Reading
You’re Not Entitled to Your Own Opinion
The following is not a statement of blame and is in no way intended to pass the bill of responsibility, in affairs current, to which we have all Continue Reading