If you are on a vacation and you love photography; now is the time to put your skills to use. Have you ever looked at somebody’s stunning travel Continue Reading
Art & Photography
Tactical Poetry: The Fence
by Carl Martin Johnson The soldiers came this morning To build for me a fence. They showed up without warning But I said they could commence. The Continue Reading
Tactical Poetry: We Who are about to Die
by Carl Martin Johnson “We who are about to die salute you!” As is custom, thus we greet. Great Caesar, we fight to suit you. In victory and Continue Reading
Profile of a Global Conflict Journalist: Hollie McKay
by David Bruce This first appeared in The Havok Journal on January 15, 2020. _________ 2018 was the deadliest year on record for journalists, Continue Reading
Values Without Context are Just Words
The value of Values and the discipline of Discipline The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks. See the line from a Continue Reading
The Zen of Metal Sculpting
Veterans face myriad stresses. Some have found ways to fight the darkness with art and peace for their souls with creation of beauty. Mine is metal Continue Reading
Waiting for a Train
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 23, 2020. It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
Roger’s Garage: Catharsis and Realization Through Tattooing
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 28, 2016. Eagle River, Alaska is suburbia on the Last Frontier. Rows of cookie-cutter houses line Continue Reading
How Photography Can Help Veterans Deal With Stress
It’s no secret that those who join the military are exposed to a great deal of stress during training and tours. When ignored, constant exposure to Continue Reading
Redemption: 20 years and 1 Suicide Attempt Later
From within a luxury seaside villa, I swallowed them all. I hit send on my phone and I closed my eyes. After that amount of VA candy, it’s a miracle I Continue Reading
The Art of War
by Leo Jenkins "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things." ~John Mill Those married to the miraculous madness of combat need no Continue Reading
5 Reasons to Take Up Photography
You may plan to take up photography because it looks interesting and you have long wanted to do so. Other people get into photography because it Continue Reading
