Possibly one of the most pervasive yet irritating missteps that the media and public in general makes about the military is the use of the terms Continue Reading
The Philosophy of Inanimate Objects
Humans are obsessed with inanimate objects. We center our lives on the collection of these inanimate objects, we worship these objects, and we Continue Reading
I Went to Afghanistan as an Army Ranger. Then, I Went Back as a Journalist. This Is My Story.
“RS (Resolute Support) will return the deceased or injured media member (after first aid) to the nearest commercial transportation facility, but Continue Reading
I Was Shot in Basic Training
The great thing about growing older and maturing is that you are able to look upon previously embarrassing if not disgraceful episodes in your life Continue Reading
Veterans: America Needs You
We are not in the worst of times economically – just ask anyone who lived through the 1930’s – but we are not in the best of economic times either. Continue Reading
7 Things You Need to Know to Succeed as a Veteran
For those who have served, it’s always a bit (or a lot) of an adjustment when you take the uniform off for the last time. Whether you did a three-year Continue Reading
The Ranger
You can’t put your finger on it, and you can’t quite identify what it is. It is a certain presence that resides permanently around him. He stands Continue Reading
Why We Don’t (Shouldn’t*) Negotiate with Terrorists
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 3, 2014. The majority of the talk surrounding the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been in Continue Reading
The One Thing That Separates Rangers From Everyone Else
This is an excerpt from the book, Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror. Available at major book Continue Reading
Role Models
This Miley Cyrus girl sure has a lot of people, parents especially, riled up! I’m not much of a “watch the MTV VMA’s” kind of guy; rather I’m in the Continue Reading
Memorial Day: Ranger Heroes Remembered
Memorial Day is a weekend that comes with a lot of mixed emotions. For those of us who served in the military and the families who stayed behind and Continue Reading
#VanLife: Don’t Judge a (Ranger) Book by its Cover
We have been making our way out to Sequoia National Park, but because I have a ton of work to catch up on, we have been in a small town in California Continue Reading
