By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Not on One Day
By A Veteran The wind had been rising since dawn, funneling between the government towers and driving dust across the square in pale, twisting Continue Reading
The Assignment I Didn’t Choose
By Joseph William Rucker Jr., MD I did not want to go into the Army, and I sure didn't choose Walter Reed. In the fall of 1968, with the war in Continue Reading
The Wounds That Follow Them Home
By Emily Ireland Editor’s note: In-text citations have been removed to align with The Havok Journal’s formatting. Full references remain listed at Continue Reading
What Veterans Can Do With Guilt, Shame After War
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. You’re not Continue Reading
Hard to Explain
By Benjamin Davis Where the Longs Peak Trail crosses the creek and turns right toward Battle Mountain, I stopped and let him catch up. I could no Continue Reading
When You Don’t Have Answers
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. We put a lot Continue Reading
The Pentagon Is Taking Operator Syndrome Seriously
By Jennifer Byrne, OTD, and Kelli Cabrera, OTD, 5by5 Performance Therapy; Chris Frueh, PhD, University of Hawaii at Hilo; and Lyndsey Tuft, PhD, and Continue Reading
The Helmsman Was on Acid
By Scott Staron Nighttime at sea. The ship’s bridge is dark, with red light coming from a few isolated pieces of equipment, but my eyes are Continue Reading
Why Veterans Need to be Allowed to Grieve
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Military Housing Allowances Should Follow Need, Not Rank
By SSG Taylor Ambos The views presented in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the position of the Department of War, Department Continue Reading
Without Discipline, Men Die
By an Anonymous USAF Brat The NCO club at Clark AFB in the Philippines backed up into Lily Hill. Lily Hill was one of those areas we, as Continue Reading