I sat by my dad’s bedside holding his hand as the doctors told him that he needed to be put on a ventilator. There was a look of fear I’d never seen Continue Reading
Life
College is Harder with a Princess Complex
by Katie Grugan Editor's Note: We often re-post other sites' stories when we find them interesting and well-written. The author of this piece is a Continue Reading
A Letter to my Mother
Dearest Mother, I wish I could say I would never have a need to write this letter. I wish I would have never gotten that call from hospice in the Continue Reading
Kindness – any Place, any Time
Been a rough week and the weekend hasn’t been any better. I’m not sure where I can look without finding a disaster. Europe – Russia’s aggression Continue Reading
Getting Unstuck: An Open Letter To My Angry Veteran Friend
by Sean Parnell Listen, from one post-9/11 military veteran to another—we need to talk. Like me, you pulled a stint in Iraq or Afghanistan Continue Reading
Learning to “Play” Again
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 26, 2022. as "Kansas." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
SpecOps Doc: It’s Better to Get Shot with an AK-47 Than an M4/AR-15
by Dan Pronk Editor's Note: Dr. Dan Pronk is an Australian medical doctor who spent much of his time in the Australian Army assigned to Special Continue Reading
The Things I Keep
Some of the most valuable objects I own are worth pennies. A U.S. flag patch that is worn on the edges, a sign of allegiance to the country that sent Continue Reading
Thank God for McDonald’s
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 29, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
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
Finding the Groove
I was asked by our local Indie paper, The Shepherd Express, to write an article about the Black String Triage Ensemble, a small group of local Black Continue Reading
“The 90% Solution”: Managing Your Boss’s Military Ego
Every organization has an internal hierarchy. Whether it be the U.S. Army, Hewlett Packard, or the Federal government they all have a multi-tiered Continue Reading
