by Trey Tull The "Old West" or the "Wild West" brought about many terms that have stuck around for years and some adages that will likely never Continue Reading
Coming Home from Afghanistan
by Chris Fitzmaurice The following is part of a collection of short stories titled Insha’Allah: Short Stories of the Long War in Afghanistan." Continue Reading
A Girl Named Jasmine, the Afghan Face of Sharia Law
by Clay D I’d heard a lot about stoning prior to going into the fray. I thought this would be like any other day. We sat and watched, watched and Continue Reading
We Came and Left as Strangers
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 11, 2018, as "Latin." It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
The Last Plane out of Kabul
By Scott Chapman and Anonymous; This was originally published on ScottChapmanAuthor.com and republished with permission. Dated: 31 Aug 2021 The Continue Reading
The War Isn’t Over–It’s HALF-TIME!
by Ryan 'Dino' Norm 9-11-21 has been hard. So has the past few weeks. It’s been extremely difficult. The end of the war in Afghanistan has Continue Reading
Peace Enforcement is Not the Same as Peacekeeping
by an anonymous former Special Forces officer Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.-Harri Continue Reading
A UK Soldier Welcomes You to Tank Park, Iraq
by Justin “Jud” Haywood This originally appeared in Vocal.Media as "Tank Park" in June 2021. It is republished here with the author's permission. Continue Reading
Demons of Our Actions
by Trey Tull Our lives are composed of the consequences of our actions, the good, the bad, and the neutral. I believe the pattern of life is for us Continue Reading
The Ramp
by Clay D I was but maybe a month or two old, not truly but in war we are reborn. A newborn thrust into this world, cold and alone. I was Continue Reading
Escort Duty: Bringing Jimmy Home
by Jarrod L. Taylor Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Vol. 2." Ed. Susan Swartwout. Cape Continue Reading
Cold War: Smallpox Eradication and the Biological Weapons Race
by Adam Bardaro In 1974 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) poured their efforts into Continue Reading
