A Ranger Calls for Kindness by J.C. Glick This article won’t go viral because I am not the one that should be writing it. I am not an academic at an institute of higher learning; or a social justice warrior fighting on a daily basis for equality; or a music star with a huge following; or an actor with a platform; or an athlete; or a religious leader. I am a retired Army … [Read more...]
Everything You Need to Know About Rangers
Everything You Need to Know About Rangers by Marty Skovlund Assuming you haven’t been living under a rock for the past year or so, you probably know that a handful of female officers made history by graduating the U.S. Army’s prestigious Ranger School and that one female Soldier tried (and failed) to join the Ranger Regiment. You may have also noticed that there are all … [Read more...]
One Question Every Veteran Wants to Answer
One Question Every Veteran Wants to Answer by Brandon Young Civilians sincerely want to learn how to better approach veterans today in America, and the solution is far simpler than it appears at face value. Civilians can better understand the challenges and opportunities that veterans and military families face post service, including their experiences overseas, when we … [Read more...]
The Invisible War in My Brain
The Invisible War in My Brain by Jesse Sage Looking at me, you would never know that I have an injury I will deal with for the rest of my life. You will not see a broken bone, a bullet hole, a missing limb, or a scar across my body. You cannot see the damage that I endured to my brain. It’s 2008 and I’m deployed in Iraq. I’ve been in country for 9 months. My … [Read more...]
War Cuts Deep
War Cuts Deep by Will Aker War cuts with an invisible blade. A blade you’re blind to, blind to how it cuts you. War slices everyone differently and the wounds heal at their own time. This type of cut goes goes so deep it makes you numb, you have to open it back up to feel again. Then you realize you might not want to feel at all. War cuts are dangerous you see. War cuts you … [Read more...]
I Sat at Your Grave Site…
I Sat at Your Grave Site... by J.R. Coleman I went and sat at your grave site... I couldn't bring myself to go to the wake and viewing, didn't feel right. Was like, that body...a shell, absent of life wouldn't capture the moments we shared. I remember the jokes we cracked while sucking on the 8 miler to Cole range in RIP. The time we gave either other a hug and dap after … [Read more...]
How a Natural Born Killer Reclaimed His Humanity: A Ranger’s Perspective
How a Natural Born Killer Reclaimed His Humanity: A Ranger's Perspective by David Venzor When I was about 10 years old my older brother (by five years) got a pump action BB gun for his birthday. This was the real deal. I'm talking 1990's, pump this thing up 12 times and it was going through a wooden fence, weren't quite the regulations their are today, real deal. My dad … [Read more...]
10 Things Every Person Should Do in Their Life: An Army Ranger’s Bucket List
10 Things Every Person Should Do in Their Life: An Army Ranger's Bucket List by Leo Jenkins 1) Learn to play a musical instrument There is something magic in music. Regardless if it is jazz or rock or country or blues or mariachi. It doesn’t matter if it’s the flute, the drums, guitar, or xylophone. Music unites people. Music is a language in and of itself. … [Read more...]
An Army Ranger’s Perspective On Happiness
Army Ranger's Perspective On Happiness by Kasey Pipitt, Army Ranger Veteran When I look in the mirror, I see a man who doesn’t know what he’s looking at. A man who has never truly known. A man that’s always second guessing himself due to his lack of confidence in everything he does and every decision he makes. A man who wants some sort of defining symbolism for himself that … [Read more...]
Meditations of an Army Ranger: We Should Not Look at Death as a Reward
Meditations of an Army Ranger: We should not look at death as a reward – But our thought of death should remind us of our lives. “Only the dead have seen the end of war” Attributed to both Plato and Santayana – made famous in Blackhawk Down. The quote, a favorite among Soldiers and stoics alike, illustrates the hopelessness of the human condition in … [Read more...]
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