by Brooke Hickcox I remember my dad was driving me to school one morning when I was 11 years old. Our island didn't have patrol cars yet, he drove his Continue Reading
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The Only Way to Understand It… is to Live It
Each drop seemed to bring a sense of chaotic peace. It seems to always take me back to another time in another life. I sat and sifted through my Continue Reading
Hope in the Hardship around You: The Military Way
Family is brought together by adversity and held together by choice. When people meet my wife, Kelly, and hear our story, they often ask, “how did Continue Reading
To All of You on This Veterans Day
I was standing in the back of a ballroom last week. A retired general who had jumped into Panama for OP JUST CAUSE was the guest speaker. It was the Continue Reading
9 Ways to Keep the Faith on Veterans Day: A Ranger’s Never-Ending Mission
Some aspects of war transcend time; a Soldier’s mind is one of them. A few years ago, my grandmother gave me a stationary notepad my Continue Reading
The Air Force Needs Fewer Leaders and More Wrench-Turners… Here’s How to Get Them
There is a mega-corporation here in the U.S. where the CEO tells every employee that they must move up within the company and eventually achieve top Continue Reading
A Veteran Simply Asks, “What If…”
by Joe De Cree What if our experiences are meaningful but our emotions are not? What if the things we did made a difference to a nation?What if our Continue Reading
Welcome Home – Through Their Eyes
by Warriors Heart _____________________ At the end of each deployment, Chris* always came home. He would call often when deployed, and make sure Continue Reading
America’s War Machine is More Human Than Machine
In January 2003 we were deployed to Incirlik AB Turkey in support of Operation Northern Watch. Most of us had a pretty good inkling that Saddam Continue Reading
In 37 Days I Made A Friend Who Became My Brother
by a member of 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment I was not one of George’s lifelong friends. I wasn’t lucky enough to have grown up with George or Continue Reading
Those Who Embrace Their Primal Instinct: The Hybrid Wolf
I’ve been asked repeatedly to discuss my philosophy of the Hybrid Wolf. I’m going to expand on my previous article A Predator hunting Predators that I Continue Reading
The Most Difficult Thing about Being a Veteran
There were lots of things that were difficult about my 38 years in the military. For me personally most of those centered around not being able to Continue Reading