My Dad was a good man, but for me, his goodness has nothing to do with his work at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In fact, my regard for Continue Reading
Humbled by the River
Editor’s Note: In my time as Editor-in-Chief of The Havok Journal, I’ve written only a few personal pieces. One of our writers, K.C. Aud, once said, Continue Reading
The Moment I Knew Why There Were Suicide Bombers
I was preparing to deploy to Iraq when the thought bubbled up, seemingly out of nowhere. “Maybe I’ll die in Iraq.” I was surprised because my inner Continue Reading
What the Casualties in Iraq Taught Me about War
I deployed to Tallil Air Base, Iraq in September 2004 as a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Operating Room (OR) nurse with the 407th Expeditionary Medical Group. Continue Reading
The Bravest Thing I Never Saw
She looked at me like I was already gone. I think she was a radiology technician student—young, awkward, and working alongside an older, grizzled Continue Reading
Where Were You When Saddam Hussein’s Statue Came Down?
Saddam Hussein's statue was pulled down on April 9, 2003. I doubt many civilians old enough to remember it could say where they were when they first Continue Reading
Lost Without a Tribe
By the end of 2003, I knew I was getting out of the Air Force (AF). I had been stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska since November 2001 working as an Continue Reading