Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: Never Quit! by E.M. Burlingame Growing up, despite my best attempts not to listen, the elders taught me nothing worth anything ever comes without a great price being paid. That is, the really big things in life, the really important things, life changing things, they never come easy. No matter whether it changes the course of a single life, … [Read more...]
PTSD: Combating Mental Clutter
By: L.K. McBrearty Editor's Note: The issues of suicide and PTSD have been hot subjects on Havok Journal lately and are never far from the minds of many of our readers, particularly those in the veteran and first-responder communities. While one does not directly cause the other, there does seem to be some correlation between PTSD and suicide; managing the former might … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Heal PTSD and Save Money At The Same Time
I am not a doctor. I am a guy who is looking for an answer. Each of the following has worked for me greatly. Maybe they can work for you. I urge you to do more research, if you’re still skeptical. If you aren’t sure if we can learn how to hack PTSD and TBI, neither am I. For the last four years, I’ve kept alert for clues that could help. I strive to find things that are both … [Read more...]
Find a Fight You Can Believe In Again
By Joe DeCree This was originally published on Lifeafterwar.org and shared on The Havok Journal with permission. Warriorhood — the status of being a warrior. Warrior — a person who is called to defend others; to live by a code of honor and ethics in pursuit of the greater good; to lead the non- warrior class in living up to the ideals of the society. These … [Read more...]
Surfers, Hippies, Hipsters, and Snowflakes – Counterculture In SOF
Written by Doug Kiesewetter This was originally published on SOFLETE and shared on The Havok Journal with permission. Special Forces students huddle together loosely in the cool grey light of dawn. Breath hangs on crisp morning air, as the students try to hold back a deep biting chill that fills the dwell time between night and when the sun will finally … [Read more...]
Peterson is a Coward, Not a Criminal.
I remember the headlines of many of the websites and papers after they discovered a resource office, Scot Peterson, stayed outside while 17 people were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on a February morning in 2018. Last week, Scot Peterson was charged with multiple counts of child neglect. Is Peterson a coward? Yes. Should he ever be a police officer again? … [Read more...]
Modern Warfare: The Assaulters
Modern Warfare: The Assaulters by Johnny Baxter Author's Note: We did a lot of Time Sensitive Target missions in Ramadi, Iraq prior to the 2007 Al Anbar 'Awakening'. There was one old graveyard out in the city where we would stage our Strykers and loiter, waiting for the launch command. This is what it was like... the assaulters lounge sprawled languidly in the … [Read more...]
They Stand Still as Granite
They stand still as granite formed upon this field of rest In silent task,They lay with the rest the best that any brother could ask. OH, these stones The wretched and refined, The humbled and denied, Were these rested souls. Facing fear with honor, Not for fame or stardom. Living off the precision Of split second decisions Until death claimed his … [Read more...]
#SayTheirNames: A Gold Star Daughter’s Final Project for 5th Grade
On July 10, 2017, a KC-130T Hercules aircraft of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) crashed in Leflore County, Mississippi, killing all 16 people on board. Aleah's father, William (Billy) Kundrat, was killed alongside his brothers in this tragic crash. Her 5th grade class was asked to do individual final projects this year. Aleah decided that she wanted to #saytheirnames and … [Read more...]
What We Lost and What We Should Seek
Many veterans feel alone when they leave service. The claim is, they lost a part of their tribe. Maybe it is time to ask whether they were ever truly part of a tribe in the first place and if so, what they can do to bring back that inner tribal self. You had a purpose. You lived under a unique cast system which you respected. You were given tasks as an individual which you … [Read more...]
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