In spite of all this, what have you become? Nay, this better to list things given up. Perhaps reframed: Where is this new You from, able to Continue Reading
War Letters: A Timeless Form of Communication
I wrote over 100 letters to my wife during my last deployment. I got really good at writing one-pagers fast. Five minutes was all it took to make the Continue Reading
A Few Reminders for Firearms Owners
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 30, 2019. You are responsible for every round you send downrange. Don’t own firearms unless you’re Continue Reading
Knock it Off and Get to Work: 4 Problems Bigger than Partisan Politics
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 10, 2019. What has changed since then? I was often asked about what I would do after President Continue Reading
On the Shoulders of Giants
Do you see, my Son?The glimpse of the rarefied airThe view above the rampartThe Watch along the Wall Peak above the turret,just over the Continue Reading
It is What It is: 10 Things Military Veterans Just Do
No person leaves the military the same as when they entered. Here are some things Veterans do after some time in the military: Sitting towards a Continue Reading
Veteran Reads: The Missing by Olin Lester
by Marshall McGurk September 2006 chilling in my tent in central Iraq with my roommate. All of a sudden, I threw Nightmares and Dreamscapes against Continue Reading
Lessons from a Delta Force Operator’s Story
People now see veterans publicly admit their struggles alongside their triumphs more often. Scot Spooner struggled with poor education and upbringing, Continue Reading
Veteran Reads: The Message by Olin Lester
Olin "Mark" Lester is a former Army Ranger and a 21-year veteran of the Charlotte NC police force. He's been a SWAT member, a sniper, and a canine Continue Reading
Eyes on God Pilgrim
Eyes on God Pilgrim by Marshall McGurk Don’t be afraid of things to come. You do what you believe is right. You do what must be done. Keep the faith, Continue Reading
What Civil Air Patrol Has Done For Me
It was spring of 1996 when I saw two classmates walking around in BDU uniform at school. "What's that?" I asked. "Civil Air Patrol" (CAP) they Continue Reading
A Lesson in Gratitude: The Interpreter
His name is Mohammed and this was his first trip overseas as a contractor for the U.S. Army. We were working a training exercise with coalition Continue Reading
