His boots are laced tight, double knotted and the excess tucked in. The tan suede has been rubbed bald in some places from the hundreds of miles they Continue Reading
Military
Badge of the Modern Gunslinger
by Trey Tull The "Old West" or the "Wild West" brought about many terms that have stuck around for years and some adages that will likely never Continue Reading
Coming Home from Afghanistan
by Chris Fitzmaurice The following is part of a collection of short stories titled Insha’Allah: Short Stories of the Long War in Afghanistan." Continue Reading
A Girl Named Jasmine, the Afghan Face of Sharia Law
by Clay D I’d heard a lot about stoning prior to going into the fray. I thought this would be like any other day. We sat and watched, watched and Continue Reading
My First Engagement with the Enemy
I don't always know what will trigger a flashback of my deployment to Afghanistan, but today, it happened to be the song at the end of the 2020 Mulan Continue Reading
Peace Enforcement is Not the Same as Peacekeeping
by an anonymous former Special Forces officer Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.-Harri Continue Reading
A UK Soldier Welcomes You to Tank Park, Iraq
by Justin “Jud” Haywood This originally appeared in Vocal.Media as "Tank Park" in June 2021. It is republished here with the author's permission. Continue Reading
Demons of Our Actions
by Trey Tull Our lives are composed of the consequences of our actions, the good, the bad, and the neutral. I believe the pattern of life is for us Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 29: What Does 9/11 Mean to You Now?
On 9/11, Ayman Kafel was an American college student of Middle Eastern descent and Marshall McGurk was a second-year cadet at West Point. How they Continue Reading
The Ramp
by Clay D I was but maybe a month or two old, not truly but in war we are reborn. A newborn thrust into this world, cold and alone. I was Continue Reading
Escort Duty: Bringing Jimmy Home
by Jarrod L. Taylor Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Vol. 2." Ed. Susan Swartwout. Cape Continue Reading
The Many Blessings of an @ss Chewing
Okinawa in the 60s and early 70s was the ideal environment for a red-blooded American boy to grow up. There were endless woods and caves to explore, Continue Reading
