by Megan McGill My life was always pretty average, I grew up in a small town in NJ where my father was a police officer and my mother a stay-at-home Continue Reading
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A Ranger in Vietnam Remembers
Some of the Team Leaders were more "aggressive" than others. For some reason, Team 4 always had a Team Leader the "aggressive" ones called NUTS. Of Continue Reading
Military vs. Civilian: What makes you different from Me?
Many times during a military career, one might encounter hundreds- maybe thousands- of questions. They range from “What is your average day like?” and Continue Reading
Get Help: A Female Veteran’s Perspective
by Lana Duffy Last night I sat having a beer or two with some good friends who happen to be fellow veterans. As it sometimes does, the conversation Continue Reading
Carry Your Spear
By Bam Bamrick While the grind of military life may well be a young man’s game, once you raise your right hand, take the Oath, and leave family and Continue Reading
In Any Organization, De Facto Leaders “Run the Show”
by Nick Perna At Mcdonald's, the dayshift manager tells the other employees what to do. At Ford Motor Company the production manager for third shift Continue Reading
A Note On Brotherhood
by Kasey Pipitt I joined the Army on January 30, 2008. I arrived at 2nd Ranger Battalion in 2009, did three deployments, and was wounded by a grenade Continue Reading
Hope in the Hardship around You: The Military Way
Family is brought together by adversity and held together by choice. When people meet my wife, Kelly, and hear our story, they often ask, “how did Continue Reading
Nothing Prepares You for War
by Noah Smith, The War Horse. We were sailing into the sky, the loud buzz of the plane engine beating against the air. We flew over a vast desert Continue Reading
One Question Every Veteran Wants to Answer
Civilians sincerely want to learn how to better approach veterans today in America, and the solution is far simpler than it appears at face Continue Reading
Being a Veteran… After Being a Ranger
It doesn’t seem that long ago. The memory of pulling away from the brown fence that surrounded the 3rd Ranger Battalion for the final time is still as Continue Reading
The Death of a Ranger
by former Ranger Johnny B. So, you heard a Ranger died today What a tragic waste, you said That he should die in a foreign land With so much of life Continue Reading