The title slipped out. I wrote about fear, fear of dying recently. Not easy to accept that it’s coming for me as it does for all. Can’t hide, that’s Continue Reading
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A Day of Firsts
I used to visit veterans who were patients at the local VA hospital. I talked with one guy. He was telling about his convalescence. At some point Continue Reading
Walking the Narrow Bridge
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Rb. Nachman’s verse: “The whole world is like a narrow bridge but despite that, we must not be afraid.” Easier Continue Reading
The Deadliest Day of Operation Iraqi Freedom
by Charlie Moose In late January of 2005, the Lava Dawgs had just left the city of Fallujah after 75 days of some of the most intense, offensive Continue Reading
The Remembrance Bracelet
by C.H. The metal edge clinks against the dining room table as he sits down for dinner. When he rests his hand on my back, I can feel the extra weight Continue Reading
“Life Goes On”: In Memory of Air Force Veteran Nate Barnes
by Charles Faint and Mike WarnockThis story begins where few stories do: on a school bus, in 8th Grade, in Fayetteville, North Carolina back in Continue Reading
The Grief We Carry
This segment or installment is a departure from the story that I’m here to tell. It’s a story about something I’ve been carrying with me and that I’ve Continue Reading
As the Shadows Wait
Experience in death, ‘tis not to be taken lightly.Your mother, your brother, your sister, and your father.You might be the next one,So be sure to hold Continue Reading
For Those Mourning Loss This Holiday Season
by George L. Taber IV ____________________ “It is not our job to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves like the trees, and be born Continue Reading
I Want An Honest Funeral… And So Should You
I have stood for more funerals than I care to count. I have become a seasoned veteran. I have stood for family, friends, soldiers, veterans, and cops. Continue Reading
Friends Lost in the Sandbox
by Vincent Johnson I am no special operator, ranger, or grunt of sorts. I never get why so many people I speak to about military service feel they Continue Reading
An Arm’s Length Away
As the world came crashing down, those men did what they do best, they fought on. They fought to preserve that which others sought to take. They Continue Reading
