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What a Police Chief Leaves Behind
During my career, I've had the opportunity to work under and have met several police chiefs. Like every police officer, I've seen different leadership Continue Reading
What is the Pain of the Living Compared to the Sacrifice of the Dead?
Somewhere in a forgotten war, over a decade ago, he died. His eight-day struggle ended. Somewhere, in this window of time, my brain takes hold. I can Continue Reading
Clausewitz Never Had to PCS
The United States military can put a carrier strike group wherever it wants, refuel aircraft in midair, deliver ammunition across an ocean, and locate Continue Reading
Part of Him Is Still in Iraq
I was sitting on the back porch of Hans' double-wide, soaking up the Texas heat and listening to Hans talk about his time in Iraq. Hans had a Continue Reading
Why You Should Enlist in the National Guard Before Commissioning
By James B. · National Guard Infantryman · ROTC Cadet · Ranger & Sapper School Graduate Of all the routes to a commission, writes Army veteran Continue Reading
The Costume We Wear: Kafka, Identity, and the Illusion of Authenticity in War and Life
Franz Kafka is often credited—though perhaps apocryphally—with the observation that "I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party Continue Reading
The Jobs We Know How to Do
Yesterday morning, we drove to a jobsite in Texas where our oldest son, Hans, was pumping concrete. He operates a huge pump truck. It has 18 wheels, Continue Reading
Why?
“Bomb kills Iraqi childrengathered around U.S. troops,”was the screaming headlinethat greeted me from bright-colorednewsprint.It seems the Marineswere Continue Reading
Hands Full, Eyes Up: Smart Eyewear Finally Got Useful
Photo by Bakir Custovic on Unsplash The first wave of smart glasses deserved the mockery it got. Google Glass looked like a dental appliance, did Continue Reading
Adding Up The Losses
Every drop of hot water was soothing as they rained down upon my body. I lay on the shower floor, staring as drop after drop slid down the side Continue Reading
Afghanistan: The Price of War is a Piece of You
By Martin Jones In the graveyard of empires, experiences varied wildly: the year, the unit, the province, the problem, the strategy, and the Continue Reading