I’m in my car Traveling down the road With the 1,000-yard stare My heart rate starts to riseFeelings of hyper-vigilanceHits me like waves I grip Continue Reading
Philosophy & Poetry
When You Can’t Be a Warrior Anymore… is There a Reason to Go On?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on October 13, 2018, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Commandos, in Basic
by Mark Lalonde Commandos Charlie two four seven bravo Platoon, tribe, home from home Commandos Huddled together Steam rising and falling off our Continue Reading
While He’s Away on Deployment
by Rebecca Rose I tried to keep my anxiety in check, but worry started to overtake my every thought. I considered all the worst things that Continue Reading
Predestination
by Nick Orton Like father, Like sons. Legacy runs deeper than blood. Boiling beneath the ego of boys, Yearning to be men. Camo paint Continue Reading
Fear Only Comes in the Pause
When you stop.When you remember.Those bullets are for you.That rocket is for you.That IED is for you. If you keep moving, fear will never lay a Continue Reading
The Past, Our Future
The past holds a lot; bricks, stones, dark alleys. Future: Uncertainty Past: Anxiety And then a friend says, “Remember our past? Remember the team Continue Reading
Garrison
by Nick Orton War is anticipation But the deployments are slowing down And the wars are over You're a garrison soldier now Now hurry up Continue Reading
This One is for the Boys
by James Puff This one is for the boys, Not the boys you may think, These are the boys of Mountain Tops, Climbing to peaks that touch the Continue Reading
Armor to Thread
by Anonymous Am I brave? Limits of manhood, naivety, and all-around wonder with the world - I and they collide. Teenage wild eyes. Go where it’s Continue Reading
A Veteran Simply Asks, “What If…”
by Joe De Cree What if our experiences are meaningful but our emotions are not? What if the things we did made a difference to a nation?What if our Continue Reading
Special Forces: “Reconciling with My First Love”
Fresh and new, Waiting on the shelf. The Beret, hunter green, pillowy with felt. The Flash Yellow, red, white, and blue Sits atop the table. Rank Continue Reading
