Carry Your Spear By Bam Bamrick Recently, I read an article on The Havok Journal that suggested that, at some point, warriors should lay down their Continue Reading
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Unexpected Lessons in a Combat Zone
Editor's note: Photo information at end of the article. Don't worry. You'll be safe. Women don't go into combat." My husband assured me as I lay Continue Reading
The Masks We Wear: An SF Soldier Speaks Out
by Joshua Thompson, US Army, Special Forces If I were to tell you that the brain is the most complicated organ in our body, would you believe me? Continue Reading
On Being Able to Do Many and More: The Fivefold Case for The “Army Pentathlete”
by MAJ Robert “Bobby” Ali and WO1 Jonteia Taliferro Rarely does the conventional athlete gain recognition for being extremely capable of performing Continue Reading
A Simple Heartfelt “Thank You” from a Ranger Gold Star Mom
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on November 11, 2015, and is updated regularly. _____ It’s been five years and 20 days Continue Reading
That Thing You Call “Hazing” Made Me the Man I am Today
That Thing You Call "Hazing" Made Me the Man I am Today by Jarred Taylor Editor's Note: Jarred "J.T." Taylor wasn't always a movie star or an Continue Reading
The Duality of Man
The Duality of Man by Tyler Mac A saint one moment, cheerful and glad Leviathan in an instant, destructive, sad. Dealing with comrades’ death through Continue Reading
Fact vs. Fiction: 3 Myths Surrounding Emotional Support Animals
Fact vs. Fiction: 3 Myths Surrounding Emotional Support Animals by Emily Cline There’s a lot of misinformation surrounding emotional support animals. Continue Reading
Imperfections, Special Forces, and Entrepreneurship
Imperfections, Special Forces, and Entrepreneurship by E.M. Burlingame It is often subtle differences, slight incongruities, which are the real Continue Reading
The Things I Carried: A Special Forces Officer Reflects
On October 2, 2015, I gave notice to my boss: it’s time to do something different after ten and a half years in the Army. In the spirit of a writer Continue Reading
Warriors: We Have Earned the Rest of Our Lives
Warriors: We Have Earned the Rest of Our Livesby Joe DeCree To All My Brothers and Sister Warriors, I have been reading the traffic on this blog for a Continue Reading
A Special Forces Veteran Remembers: “I Thought I Was Going to Die” (Part IV)
A Special Forces Veteran Remembers: "I Thought I Was Going to Die" (Part IV) by Kevin Flike Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final part Continue Reading
