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What the Air Force Took and What It Left Behind
I saw her in the pre-op holding area one day, and her usual composure was gone. “Are you OK?” I asked. She didn’t answer. She stared past Continue Reading
The Book Ferret Lesson
When I was fifteen years old, I was determined to work as hard as I could and save up my money so I could buy my first car before turning sixteen. My Continue Reading
The 2025 National Security Strategy and the Return of American Focus
In November 2025, the United States released a new National Security Strategy (NSS) that marks a decisive break from decades of post–Cold War Continue Reading
The Walnut That Nearly Killed My Stick Shift
We own a 2017 Toyota Corolla iM. It's a good car. We've had it nine years and logged 119K miles on it. The Corolla has taken us all over the United Continue Reading
Insults Are the Fastest Way to Lose the Argument
Write this down somewhere prominent: the moment you reach for a slur, an insult, or a profanity-laced personal attack, you’ve stopped trying to Continue Reading
When Heroes Crack
I've been sick the last a few days. It's been just a cold, cough, and sinus infection, but it's been enough to keep me down. My wife, Karin, has Continue Reading
The Man I Refuse to Become
One does not exist without the other. The future cannot be without the past. Good without evil. Son without father. The physiological similarities Continue Reading
An Open Letter to the VA and the Trump Administration
By Dan Hollaway This originally published in Dan's Substack. There is a tendency in modern politics to talk about veterans as if they are a cost Continue Reading
Before the Cut
The dream is back. I’m an Operating Room (OR) nurse again. The dreams always return when I get too close to the years I’ve sealed away. I’m in a Continue Reading
The Stoplight and the Surge
Living with anxiety and depression has often felt like riding on top of a tidal wave. At times, it’s exciting and electric; other moments feel like Continue Reading
Zombie Blood Is a Killing Myth
Editor’s Note: “Zombie blood” here refers to a hypothetical idea that circulates in trauma/field-care talk, not a standard or endorsed transfusion Continue Reading