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Departing Awards: “We Don’t Do This Alone”
I’m the kind of guy that wins all his arguments three days later in the shower. When I haven’t had an argument in a while, I dig up the past and say Continue Reading
Why Would an Army Brat Drop Out of High School?
I dropped out of high school when I was 16. I don’t necessarily start all of my conversations this way and I tend not to advertise it but not for the Continue Reading
The Hidden Scars
We are the tales of A. A. Milne’s "Hundred Acre Woods." We are forever seeking to explain the bipolar results of war. How can we so rapidly Continue Reading
How This U.S. Army Awards Clerk Received A Bronze Star
By C. B. Yarling After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin in 1968 with a B.A. in Math. I joined the Army because I was certain I Continue Reading
The Useless Keep Getting Promoted
Author’s Note: This piece is the private-sector sequel to “The Battlefield Is Not a Diversity Workshop,” because apparently the Pentagon didn’t corner Continue Reading
Firefighters Deal with More Than Just Flames
By a Volunteer Firefighter I had been a volunteer firefighter for a few months. I was 16 years old at the time. My father dropped me off at the Continue Reading
How Medical Malpractice Attorneys Establish Negligence in Court
Photo by Online Marketing on Unsplash Medical malpractice cases depend on proof that can withstand clinical and legal scrutiny. An unfortunate Continue Reading
5 Farewell Gifts That Feel More Human Than Office Plaques
Photo by Coco Tafoya on Unsplash Retirement gifts sometimes feel too formal or disconnected from the person leaving the workplace. Generic plaques, Continue Reading
Morals Under the Gun
“Probably all of us have found ourselves in circumstances where our convictions demanded that we speak out for or against certain statements or Continue Reading
How Sourcing OEM Parts Keeps Material Handling Equipment Running
Photo by Homa Appliances on Unsplash Forklifts, pallet jacks, sweepers, and dock units absorb constant strain in active facilities. Each shift Continue Reading
The Knife-Edge Between Caring and Caring Too Much
Editor’s note: This piece is drawn from the author’s Coast Guard correspondence. The dry dock that we endured in the last two months of 2015 was Continue Reading