by Neville Johnson Broken mind, body, and soul. Unforgiving Helmand heat, Beauty beyond these Sangin Continue Reading
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A Green Beret’s Farewell to the Army Blue
by Daniel Hodne In November 2017, my family and I returned to West Point, New York, for my class's 25th Reunion. While I stood alongside my classmates Continue Reading
Defend the Guard… and the Constitution
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub The following is a testimony written in support of House Bill 527 currently in the Montana State Legislature. Continue Reading
Reflections on “Dumb Questions” from a Retired Canadian Army Sergeant
"Ask me anything" reminds me of when I first joined the Canadian Army and the drill instructor told us: "There are no dumb questions, just dumb people Continue Reading
Ranger Medic: The Drive for Perfection
by Andrew D. Fisher and Leo Jenkins There is a certain group of men that have to live with a feeling of guilt when they lose a patient. I am not Continue Reading
Veterans and “The Question”: Post-Iraq Style
by Alfred Abbondanza This article first appeared in the Veteran Writer Society and is reposted here with the permission of the original Continue Reading
“Life Goes On”: In Memory of Air Force Veteran Nate Barnes
by Charlie Faint and Mike Warnock(this section by Charlie Faint)This story begins where few stories do: on a school bus, in 8th Grade, in Continue Reading
U.S. Army Climate Strategy and Emissions Control
by MSG Anthony R. Shaw, US Army Climate change is a real and present danger to the global operational environment. Decades of unchecked greenhouse Continue Reading
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Pack light! Only bring the essentials. It’s about surviving and staying mission ready. Only bring what you can carry, or risk throwing away Continue Reading
Storm Surge: Special Operations Support to the Hurricane Georges Humanitarian Crisis
September-October 1998 by Richard Liebl Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) have a long and distinguished record of exploits in combat. Lesser Continue Reading
“Thank You For Your Service.” Yeah, Right.
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on February 21, 2015. By the time I deployed, I had served in the Army in some capacity for over 10 Continue Reading
Veteran Re-Integration: A Normal Job
by Michael Baumgarten What causes you to see the world as you do? When you go to work what is it inside you that furnishes a sense of satisfaction? Continue Reading