We’ve all been there. We know the cadence of trained killers running to the beat of one heart. We’ve all heard the incessant pounding of soles against Continue Reading
How Hard is Ranger School, Really?
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 25, 2015. For a Ranger candidate, the cold desolate roadway leading up to Camp Darby is one Continue Reading
Veterans Coping with PTSD Through Natural Plants: A Discussion with Ryan LeCompte
“It’s a fundamental wrong if I as an adult am not free over my own consciousness. Then I am absolutely not sovereign over anything. I can’t claim any Continue Reading
Wounded Warrior Project Solicits Combat Medic — and He Rejoices
A sensation of warmth ran up the back of my neck. A quick jolt of stress tingled behind the right rear portion of my skull. My ears began to ring in Continue Reading
Redemption: 20 years and 1 Suicide Attempt Later
From within a luxury seaside villa, I swallowed them all. I hit send on my phone and I closed my eyes. After that amount of VA candy, it’s a miracle I Continue Reading
5 Ways to Heal PTSD and Save Money at the Same Time
5 Ways to Heal PTSD and Save Money at the Same Time by Donavin Ronin This first appeared in The Havok Journal November 9, 2015 I am not a Continue Reading
Medicinal Marijuana Use by Veterans and Law Enforcement
Medicinal Marijuana Use by Veterans and Law Enforcement by Donovan Ronin For years I wallowed in the depths of my own soul. A child cried out Continue Reading
Ranger School and the Women with Bigger Tabs than You
There are times when people associate too closely to their title. Some law enforcers, and stock brokers, and politicians, and “God Damn Army Rangers.” Continue Reading
From Rangers to SEALS, “Live To Tell” is The Best Docu-Series on Television
It was mid way into baseball season when I received call from an old friend. Once upon a time, we were on the seizure of Haditha Dam together. I Continue Reading
“Can You Hear Me Now?” Five Words, 100K Retweets For @Snowden On Twitter
I recently listened to a TedTalk about taking back the security of the internet in which the interviewer described his guest, Edward Continue Reading
First Female Combat Engineer Enlists, First Female Infantryman Next?
I hope that one day we can shift our thinking about war. I hope that war will one day cease to affect our nation’s children, our brothers Continue Reading