The year ends again 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 some but there has been doubt that I would make it this far. The pain that courses through your soul is something you have to experience to understand. To make it through another year, well, I am still here so I claim the … [Read more...]
Modern Warfare: The Assaulters
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 oppressive heat like so many hunting dogs on the … [Read more...]
They Stand Still as Granite
They stand still as granite formed upon this field of restIn 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 decisionsUntil death claimed his … [Read more...]
What Makes a Patriot?
What Makes a Patriot? by LTC Monte AndersonWaving the flag doesn’t make you a patriot. The same goes for hashtagging #3percenter on your instagram post - owning a flag doesn’t automatically make you better than another American. A patriot celebrates the flag, but that doesn’t define a patriot.So what is a patriot? The dictionary states that a patriot is “a person who … [Read more...]
“We the people of the United States…”
Way back in the 1970s when I was a kid a record came out entitled, “Free To Be, You and Me”. It had such hit songs as, “It's All Right to Cry” and other snowflake soliloquies. It was revolutionary in the fact that it explored gender equality issues and other sensitive topics for the first time. One of the main themes throughout the record was the importance of being unique, an … [Read more...]
Tactical Poetry: Deal with the Devil
Written by Special Guest: 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 plan, and a debt to settle.He found eyes with the blues, and some killer mettle. It’s not every day you lead astray the Devil He wasn’t in a bind,Golden wasn’t the … [Read more...]
I fell in love with the idea of America
At some point in my early years, I fell in love with the idea of America. Today, we are amidst an America that is ever more divided, and it is causing quite a bit of turmoil. I hear people profess their doubts about the future, and what America is “turning into.” I will tell you that as long as the idea of America is there, America will be as well.Turmoil amongst our … [Read more...]
Reality Check: The Words of God
The United States is beset by many issues. While we have unity and freedoms, we can still show improvement. One of our greatest strengths is the diversity of our people and the freedom to choose without oppression, what we believe, and how we worship; the ways we interpret "the words of God."But there is still contention when people of good intent lose their way and take … [Read more...]
I am Unapologetically American
My name is Scott Faith and I am Unapologetically American.I am proud to be a freeborn citizen of the wealthiest and most powerful country the world has ever seen. I believe that the concept of American Exceptionalism in politics, economics, culture, sports, and military might is not unconstrained hubris, it is an empirical fact. I’m not embarrassed about our country’s … [Read more...]
A DEVIL’S FUNERAL DETAIL
Written by Special Guest: Bryan "Gannicus” Myers.-A flag is folded--Roll is called--21-gun salute-We aspire to be great, we train as we fight,We are daydreamers who own the dead of night.We become savage, the best among the average.We never rest to become average among the best.Of course, it doesn’t have any baggage.175 grain shots backed by … [Read more...]