by Daniel Clancy Our creeds and liesOnly reveal this disguise Where does wisdom go to dieOur Declaration only cries Born into this Continue Reading
My Feelings on Memorial Day as a Veteran that Never Lost Anyone
by Reid Sealby This first appeared in Reid Sealby | Substack and is published with the author's permission. At around 11:30 this morning, on Continue Reading
Screw Up-Move Up: The Continuing Promotion of and Lack of Accountability for Kabul’s Failed Generals
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub This originally appeared in Armed Force Press and republished here with the author's permission. The lack Continue Reading
God’s Hands…
by Daniel Clancy I’ve never seen the hands of god in my work only deathSo I will search for redemption until my dying breath I’ve seen glimpses Continue Reading
Get Help: A Female Veteran’s Perspective
by Lana Duffy Last night I sat having a beer or two with some good friends who happen to be fellow veterans. As it sometimes does, the conversation Continue Reading
In the Name of My Father: A Veteran’s Take on Commander Ahmad Massoud’s New Book
by Mikael Cook When I first met the leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF) in a small Vienna hotel room in 2023, he did not seem to fit the Continue Reading
Military vs. Civilian: What makes you different from Me?
Many times during a military career, one might encounter hundreds- maybe thousands- of questions. They range from “What is your average day like?” and Continue Reading
“You Are Not a Mother, You Are a Soldier”
by Mirna I. Velez De Mansilla “You are not a mother, you are a Soldier!” I will never forget those words. That was in 2007, Mosul Iraq, my Continue Reading
I Sat at Your Gravesite
by J.R. Coleman I went and sat at your gravesite... I couldn't bring myself to go to the wake and viewing, didn't feel right. Was like, that body... a Continue Reading
Using The Military to Help Solve the Illegal Alien Invasion Crisis
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub This originally appeared in Armed Force Press and republished here with the author's permission. We are not Continue Reading
Trigger Warning
by Daniel Clancy I know it’s dark and brutalBut you can’t look away Watch the pain and terrorPrayers on another bloody Sunday Stray bullets Continue Reading
The Fall of Us
by Chris Derson Alcohol, sex, and money are commonly used ingredients for evil. Often associated with various vices, they can fracture society and Continue Reading