Author's Note: the following was written by Aaron Freeman (1956-), an American physicist, writer, broadcast journalist, and standup comedian, noted Continue Reading
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Meditations of an Army Ranger: We Should Not Look at Death as a Reward
Meditations of an Army Ranger: We should not look at death as a reward – But our thought of death should remind us of our lives. “Only the dead have Continue Reading
My Funeral: Let Whatever Pain Caused By My Loss Not Whitewash My Life
By the time I was eight or nine, the vision was refined. While other children pondered their future success, I ponder my inevitable and desired Continue Reading
Things Left Undone
We all enter this world as part of somebody else's story, and we always arrive in the middle of that person's story. Perhaps we don't come on stage at Continue Reading
I Processed the Pain, Shed Tears, and Then… was at Peace
It was the unfortunately all too familiar call. The voice was almost unrecognizable in the fury of pain and confusion. This tone was only spoken in Continue Reading
The All Too Familiar
I felt the all too familiar back pain as I sat in the all too familiar uncomfortable seats. I sat staring at yet another flag-draped coffin. I watched Continue Reading
Nobody Understands Addiction
Nobody understands addiction. I am absolutely convinced of that. Do I have any right to make that assertion? I'm not a physician or a psychologist. Continue Reading
Memorial Plaque: I Wanted Them to Remember and to Be Grateful
When it happened, I cannot recall. It just seemed to happen. I could not take it anymore and I wanted the world to know. I wanted those passing by to Continue Reading
The Last Full Measure
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub This Memorial Day, Let Us Remember Those Who Gave It All for this Nation and the Principles for Which We Continue Reading
Such a Small Thing to Do
I parked the RAV4 in front of the synagogue. My little grandson, Asher, was already strapped into his car seat in the back. The elderly couple walked Continue Reading
On Fallujah’s Fall: Was it Worth It?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic Editor's Note: This article applies to any battle or any war. Was Iraq "worth it"? How about Afghanistan? Was Vietnam Continue Reading
Dreading Mother’s Day: Finding Solace in Brotherhood and Sisterhood
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 8, 2016. Mother’s Day... at the first mention in the week leading up to Mother’s Day my conscious Continue Reading