by Trey Tull We begin our lives all the same at birth and from there the years that follow we define our destinies and chart our impact on this world. Continue Reading
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I am an addict.
Submitted by anonymous _____________ I am an addict. The first time someone tried to kill me I felt a flood of emotions. I felt fear. I felt Continue Reading
Faces in the Crowd: Remembering Our Fallen
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 30, 2015. Sometimes they’re everywhere. I see them in my dreams; I see them in someone Continue Reading
It was October 3rd
I arrived as a fresh-faced, cherry private to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in the summer of 2002, as a consequence of both Continue Reading
The Paratrooper
His boots are laced tight, double knotted and the excess tucked in. The tan suede has been rubbed bald in some places from the hundreds of miles they Continue Reading
Ranger School Is “Gay”
by Roger Darby This article was originally published on August 16, 2017. ______ Ranger School is sold to the Army and the world as an elite Continue Reading
War Cuts Deep with an Invisible Blade
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 Continue Reading
How Baseball Prepared Me to be an Army Ranger… and My Life After
Editor's Note: Vincent Vargas is many things: a father, a husband, a veteran, an actor, a philanthropist, and a former Army Ranger. He is also Continue Reading
Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of “CoExistence”
Editor's Note: Former Army Ranger and longtime Havok Journal writer Mike Kelvington penned this piece for a journal run by the International Institute Continue Reading
10 Things Every Person Should Do in Their Life: An Army Ranger’s Bucket List
1) Learn to play a musical instrumentThere is something magic in music. Regardless if it is jazz or rock or country or blues or mariachi. It doesn’t Continue Reading
Of Birthdays and… Banana Spiders? A Ranger and His Two Sons
I live in Georgia, so summer means a few things to me: 12-hour days at the range in the hateful sun, my kids are home 100% of the day, constantly Continue Reading
I Was Shot in Basic Training
The great thing about growing older and maturing is that you are able to look upon previously embarrassing if not disgraceful episodes in your life Continue Reading