Float Your Heart Out by Kerry Patton Sinuses constantly hindered my life as a child. Allergies, common colds, you name it-- my nose was constantly stuffed or running with snot. It took years upon years dealing with doctors of all sorts trying to find a remedy. I was tired of doctors and recently took matters into my own hands through a lot of research dealing with … [Read more...]
Book Review– I’ll Go: War, Religion, and Coming Home from Cairo to Kansas City
Book Review-- I'll Go: War, Religion, and Coming Home from Cairo to Kansas City by Kerry Patton When the Twin Towers fell on 9-11-2001, Alexs Thompson didn't rejoin the military, he quit his classes at the University of Chicago and backpacked through Yemen and Egypt to live with Muslim fundamentalists. This journey inevitably allowed him to become an incredibly sought-after … [Read more...]
Drugs and Mass Shootings: Caution! 3 Tips for Veterans to Avoid Tragedy
Drugs and Mass Shootings: Caution! 3 Tips for Veterans to Avoid Tragedy by Kerry Patton Few politicians want to go on record discussing the “drugging of America,” but why? One credible reason is due to big pharma’s financial backing in political campaigns. Open Secrets has a series of images and charts showing how deep Big Pharma is entrenched in political campaign … [Read more...]
Why Your Cause Falls On Deaf Ears
Why Your Cause Falls On Deaf Ears by Kerry Patton Someone, somewhere, is outraged in a land where opportunity flourishes. The subject varies but the cry is loud. Unfortunately, more often than not, the cause falls on deaf ears and with good reason. More often than not, individual grievances become social outrage. A natural gas pipeline being built causes mayhem from … [Read more...]
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel by Kerry Patton If you are an “I Support Israel” type of person, be forewarned—the odds are, you will hate this article. This is not some anti-Semitic article. It has nothing to do with religion or the Jewish faith. It has everything to do with the politics, policies, and practices of an actual nation state--Israel. If you have … [Read more...]
Battlefield Afghanistan: My Greatest Failure
Battlefield Afghanistan: My Greatest Failure by Kerry Patton A topographical map was displayed with all the Brigade’s outposts and forward operating bases. We gleaned over this map for several moments in silence. Then out of nowhere, as if rehearsed, our three man team in the B-Hut looked at one another in disbelief and said aloud: “These guys are screwed.” Whoever the … [Read more...]
Collective Action: What Veterans Can Learn from the Baltimore Protests
Collective Action: What Veterans Can Learn from the Baltimore Protests by Kerry Patton This first appeared in The Havok Journal May 2, 2015. What happened in Baltimore last year? One man died. There is no need to get into his background or even how he died, let alone pointing blame on law enforcement officials or anyone else. What is needed for appreciation? The … [Read more...]
Murder, Or Taking Care of Business? The Railroading of a Special Forces Major
Murder, Or Taking Care of Business? The Railroading of a Special Forces Major by Kerry Patton This first published appeared in The Havok Journal May 14, 2015. There are people in this world who deserve to die. Put an unarmed ISIS fighter in front of the majority of you after he beheaded some poor soul. Yeah, if you had a gun on you, I’m sure you’d have zero qualms … [Read more...]
“Dark of Light”: Ridiculous Responses to a Movie Intended to Spark a Conversation
"Dark of Light": Ridiculous Responses to a Movie Intended to Spark a Conversation by Kerry Patton This first appeared in The Havok Journal May 17, 2017. Sometimes I wonder who folks really are, especially those who send private messages without revealing their true identities. Two weeks after creating the movie Dark of Light, I have received a few startling messages. … [Read more...]
3,000 Days in Afghanistan: Fighting Instability, Narcotics, and Poverty in a Dangerous Place—A Book Review
3,000 Days in Afghanistan: Fighting Instability, Narcotics, and Poverty in a Dangerous Place—A Book Review by Kerry Patton Prior to reading further, a disclaimer must be made. I know the author of the book 3,000 Days in Afghanistan: Fighting Instability, Narcotics, and Poverty in a Dangerous Place. Chris Corsten is a genuine man who worked tirelessly in Afghanistan … [Read more...]
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