The Air Force claims to care about its people, yet this stunt happened. On April 1st (I’ll let the reader draw the irony of the date connection) the Continue Reading
Culture
A Life or Death Decision in Battle: Cowardice or Common Sense?
by an anonymous retired Special Forces officer Here dead we lie, by A. E. Housman Here dead we lie Because we did not choose To live and shame the Continue Reading
“100% and Then Some”: Live, for the Warriors on Your Left and Right
Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong, and morally straight, and I will shoulder more than my Continue Reading
The Road Ahead
by Brian M. Hayes The road aheadwould be hardDifficultNo doubtYou walked that rocky path with meFearfuland devout Although I cannot changeSome Continue Reading
We Don’t Talk About the Women of Afghanistan
We don’t talk about the women of Afghanistan oh, no, no, no! We don’t talk about the women- But! It was August 30th August 30, 2021 It was Continue Reading
War Poetry: Shrouded in Midnight
by Luke Ryan Side by side we sat In the belly of a bird Made of steel parts and iron men Who cut their teeth on brimstone long ago. We flew Continue Reading
Select the Best Person for the Job Regardless of What Genitals They Have
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 21, 2021. _______________ I read an article about how the United Nations (UN) is failing women Continue Reading
Suicide Prevention: I Am Ten This Year
Another year around the sun and I am still here. There were many ups and many downs and I am still here. It might not seem like much of a victory to Continue Reading
Justice or Not–an Excerpt
by Paul Harrington This update consists of the 3rd excerpt from my memoir. This one I take very personally, and I am sure there are a few out there Continue Reading
Focus On A Few Small Things
Glad I wrote about focusing last week. There was a short article in the news about Generation Z Koreans abandoning the more pleasure-seeking Continue Reading
Profiles in Havok, Episode 61 with guest Geoff Dardia
Geoff Dardia couldn’t have been a better guest to have on this week. I realized, after the episode, that we had recorded it on the one-year Continue Reading
The Beautiful Tragedy That Became #MeToo
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 13, 2020. There's a particular segment of the entertainment/political community that had it set deep Continue Reading