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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
The Boy Smiled and I Wept
Incarceration is like a small death. That may sound like an exaggeration, and maybe it is. However, when a person goes to prison for long period of 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
Operation “Embryo Stage”: Remembering Special Operators Lost in Training
by Wesley Jurena Author's Note: I hung this out on a hidden blog I created years after getting out. It was picked up by Gallant Few a few years back Continue Reading
The Mementos of a Warrior
It’s a cold, drizzly, Southern Oregon night, as I sit inside, perusing the old photo album. I flip through page after page of men clad in camouflage Continue Reading
The First Time They Saw It All
The room sat with the palpable pain of the past. Every eye red and glossy. We sat as they called me "the rock"; "the untainted"; "the Continue Reading
I Paid $75 to Murder My Own Son or Daughter
by an anonymous veteran Only three people in my life know about my scar. Now I guess thousands will. But I think it’s time to tell my story in the Continue Reading
The Real Fear: Not Death, But Demise
Amidst the visceral realities of combat and the quieter, yet no less profound, struggles of daily existence, death lurks as a looming specter for Continue Reading
One Year
by Tab Taber I thought I would be better I thought I would step out of the fog, the mist, the pain by now One year passing The Continue Reading
In 37 Days I Made A Friend Who Became My Brother
by a member of 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment I was not one of George’s lifelong friends. I wasn’t lucky enough to have grown up with George or Continue Reading
Veteran Community: Give Your Flowers to the Living
Editor's Note: This is a co-authored article by The Havok Journal's owner, LTC (Ret.) Charlie Faint, and one of his longtime friends, who wishes to Continue Reading