by Matt Lambdin This first appeared in 18 Series Bag Company on March 11, 2022. It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
Helmand Streets
by Neville Johnson Broken mind, body, and soul. Unforgiving Helmand heat, Beauty beyond these Sangin Continue Reading
Freedom Scars
by Cleo Deloner When children see me, they stare When adults see me, they look away The evidence of sacrifice is etched in my skin I wear the scars of Continue Reading
You Don’t Have to be in the Military to Experience Trauma
by a Law Enforcement Veteran The inability to cope and denial can make the human mind do strange things. When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle Continue Reading
Sunset
by Neville Johnson Sangin valley’s sunset peace, This foreign landscape a thing of beauty. A sunset I will remember, My thoughts, my Continue Reading
We Who Fought, Those We Fought against, and Those We Fought for
by Anonymous This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 8, 2019, but the message is timeless. I never really have much to say. I guess one of Continue Reading
Memories of War
by Neville Johnson Words flow and fall. I can write, just pour me more. Thoughts and feelings return. My memories of war. A distant Continue Reading
Too Far Gone to be Saved?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on February 8, 2017, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Is the Private Sector Where We Put Our Passion Out to Pasture?
by Thomas Booth This question has haunted me as of late. Nine years after my first transition from Active Duty, my passion is what most often makes Continue Reading
The Wall
by Diana Nickell, wife of Vietnam combat veteran, Dennis Nickell Promises made Promises kept I came to see you today… Tears were Continue Reading
Tears of Ovid: Life and Death at Easter with the Romanians in Iraq
by a former Special Forces Officer Sometimes tears have the weight of words. -Ovid “Thursday, April 27, 2006 ROME, Italy (CNN) – Three Continue Reading
When My Ranger Came Home
by Shara Hegr, A Wounded Warrior Wife As I parked the car I was overcome with a mixture of emotions. I was anxious, excited, fearful, and Continue Reading
