You can’t put your finger on it, and you can’t quite identify what it is. It is a certain presence that resides permanently around him. He stands Continue Reading
Philosophy & Poetry
Notch on a Wall
There is no place for humanity in war, there is no place for war in humanity. If, as a nation or dictator, you have a requirement that war is fought Continue Reading
Please, Come Back
“Go to war. Your country needs you.” Robert's Ridge, Thunder Runs, Objective Rhino Go I did. “Mission Accomplished.” 6 months into 12. 12 months into Continue Reading
Downrange, “That Time Of Day”
by Sebastian Junlin It's that time of day. Game face gents, NVGs will be useless for at least 45 minutes. New ROE. Now, these mothers can wave Continue Reading
Reality of the Job
Every door I knock on is mostly bad news Most cars I stop, I don’t plan on giving a ticket It’s either to tell them to slow down or tell them Continue Reading
A Shot to the Heart: A Ranger’s Case for Love and God’s Grace
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 25, 2015. In the wake of the tragedy that occurred in Charleston, South Carolina, amidst ill-timed Continue Reading
Tactical Poetry: Deal with the Devil
by Bryan “Gannicus” Myers I took a chance, a deal, a bargain of old. With a grin, a cigarette, and a cross in the road, I had a midnight hour, a Continue Reading
The Modern Warrior’s Battle for Balance
by Luke Ryan Modern warrior culture generally concerns itself with two things: practical effectiveness and health, also known as “the mission and the Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Writing War: How Writing Saved Me from Myself
by GySgt L. Christian Bussler (Ret.) I had thought that my days of war were over. I had thought that I had enough and given all of this shit up a Continue Reading
Stillness
The cycle of life flows like water, from spring to unstoppable sea. Snowfall thaws atop the tree-line; transforms into brook and river Continue Reading
Applying the 13 Rules for the Counterradical
Putting forward a set of proposed rules for an insurgency means nothing without concrete recommendations with respect to how said Rules can be applied Continue Reading
