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Covid-19
Words as Weapons: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Information Warfare
There is no arguing that words have meaning and are the focal point of how we, as humans, communicate with one another. Words express thoughts and Continue Reading
An Inch Deep and a Mile Wide, Leaders are Failing to Focus Their Teams
MAJ J.A. Lyons & Daniel McGurk This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 11, 2020. Where are we today? __________ It was raining outside, Continue Reading
Canceled: How the Eastern Honor-Shame Mentality Traveled West
By Abdu Murray This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 13, 2020. ___ Canceled. In the first weeks of the coronavirus lockdown, that word was Continue Reading
Arrogant Leadership and its Consequences
by Hank Black I learned early on in the Marine Corps that the most knowledgeable and/or situationally aware person ‘in the room’ might not be the Continue Reading
Back to Basics
It’s getting rougher and tougher, hard to find something to make one happy. And my fallback suggestion about picking up litter and smiling at people Continue Reading
The High Cost of COVID-19 on First Responders
By Warriors Heart Adrian Hunt*, a 7-year EMT Veteran on Long Island, NY, loved connecting with her patients when on a call. She prided herself in Continue Reading
Nurses on the Frontline of COVID-19: Read This Before You Call Us Heroes
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 20, 2020. ______________ I’m beginning to relate to war veterans who squirm uncomfortably when Continue Reading
For Veterans, Suicide–Not COVID–Is The Real Epidemic… Still
The COVID-19 coronavirus has crippled economies across the globe and killed over five million people worldwide. It is a true global pandemic affecting Continue Reading
We’re All Going To Get COVID. Get over it.
COVID cases are on the rise and people across the globe continue to struggle with COVID-imposed restrictions on their jobs, relationships, health, Continue Reading
Freedom, Sex, and the ‘Rona
by Thomas Locke “You had sex with her didn’t you?” I didn’t immediately answer my best friend’s query and took a brief pause in shame. Now, mind Continue Reading
A Freshly Minted ER Nurse and 2-Year-Old Pandemic
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on January 17, 2022, as "Caring too Much." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading