For those who have served, it’s always a bit (or a lot) of an adjustment when you take the uniform off for the last time. Whether you did a three-year Continue Reading
Veterans
Battling for Help: One Ranger Veteran’s Story
I was hoping to save this content for the book I am finishing on the process of exiting the military after years of war, however, my tea kettle has Continue Reading
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night
by Matt Lambdin This first appeared in 18 Series Bag Company on April 15, 2022. It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
Gemini VIII: 3rd Special Forces Group Support to the Space Mission–16 March 1966
by an anonymous Special Forces veteran The year 2020 marked the first time in 19 years that SpaceX and NASA launched a manned mission on a U.S.-made Continue Reading
On Suicide
by Darren T. Bean This first appeared in Darren's blog on February 26, 2021. It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
“What Does an IED Sound Like?”
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on June 14, 2022, as "Shrapnel." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
PTSD: Exploring All Courses of Action
It has become increasingly clear that today’s veterans are being given Band-Aids for problems that need stitches when it comes to mental health. It is Continue Reading
Wounded By War: The PDSS Flight
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 10, 2017. Returning from the pre-deployment site survey (PDSS) was a bit of a cluster. On the Continue Reading
To My Veteran Brothers and Sisters: We Can Heal from PTSD
by Darren T. Bean Editor's Note: The Havok Journal publishes a wide variety of perspectives and welcomes thoughtful rebuttal articles. If you want Continue Reading
Veterans: America Needs You
We are not in the worst of times economically – just ask anyone who lived through the 1930s – but we are not in the best of economic times either. Continue Reading
The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation (TUSF) – Skin in the Game
by Colin M. LinebergerChief Operations Officer, The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation On 24 JAN 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a Continue Reading
On Assimilation: You Are Not Alone
It has taken nearly a decade to truly absorb the lessons that forged my former self into a Ranger medic. Processing situations that very few have ever Continue Reading