On 9/11, Ayman Kafel was an American college student of Middle Eastern descent and Marshall McGurk was a second-year cadet at West Point. How they Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 28: The 9/11 Special Episode
Consider this the first Tri-Weekly Havok episode. Now, we had a 9/11 episode planned as part of our regularly scheduled programming. But I did this Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 27: Why Should We Still Care about Afghanistan?
We don’t want to bang the drum about Afghanistan to the point it is just white noise. And we have a lot of great guests and a lot of great subjects Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 26: What is Courage?
There is no way to do justice to a subject like courage in the space of an hour. But there is a way to hit some major wavetops, and that’s what we did Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 25: The Meaning of Afghanistan
Of course, we were going to talk about Afghanistan. On the best of weeks, it doesn’t take a lot for me to talk about Afghanistan, so even more so now. Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 24: Do Vets Matter to the Media and Does the Media Matter to Vets
Do vets matter to the media and does the media matter to vets? The answer is of course, yes. But in what ways do vets matter to the media? As props? Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 23: How Should Vets Maintain Their Mind, Body, and Spirit?
This week, I discussed how vets should maintain their mind, body, and spirit with MSG Geoff Dardia and Meg Kelvington. In my experience, not many of Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 22: What Do Guns Mean to You?
This week The Havok Journal owner Charlie Faint steps in to cover for me while I was traveling and wifi was sketchy at best. His guests were Greg Continue Reading
Semper Fight: A Former Marine and the Bar Fight Scene
Note: The following is adapted from a chapter of Christopher Paul Meyer’s memoir, Icarus Falling: A True Story About the Broken Dreams, Broken Heart Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 21: Who Cares About the Civilian-Military Divide?
The civ-mil divide is something we kind of always bring up in one way or another on the show. You might even say it’s a large part of why we even do Continue Reading
Eating Leather: Bouncing and Brawling in Los Angeles
Note: The following is adapted from a chapter of Christopher Paul Meyer’s memoir, Icarus Falling: A True Story About the Broken Dreams, Broken Heart, Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 20: How Do You Feel About Death Now?
This week I spoke with Aaron Kirk, Dr. Donnelly Wilkes, and Charlie Faint about death – what did they think about it before they joined the military, Continue Reading
