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military philosophy and poetry
We Own The Night
by James Puff The soldier skirts the ridgeline not too silhouette himself, the sun begins to fade behind the mountains, the call to prayer fills the Continue Reading
Only The Sovereign
by Aaron Smith Tonight, tears draw linesThat only some findWhen despair gets a hold of yourLast set of minds My Brother Alone in the nightNo Continue Reading
This One is for the Boys
by James Puff This one is for the boys, Not the boys you may think, These are the boys of Mountain Tops, Climbing to peaks that touch the Continue Reading
Transcendent Hope
by Aaron Smith Far from the first thought when I look at this picture of me;Those eyesFull of hateFull of rageFull of murder I believe that Continue Reading
What Veterans Want to Feel
by Joshua Strunk I want to feel. I want to feel the familiar crunch of the gravel beneath my boots. I want to feel the desert heat take my breath Continue Reading
Downrange, “That Time Of Day”
by Sebastian Junlin It's that time of day. Game face gents, NVGs will be useless for at least 45 minutes. New ROE. Now, these mothers can wave AKs Continue Reading
Modern Warfare: The Assaulters
Author's Note: We did a lot of Time Sensitive Target missions in Ramadi, Iraq prior to the 2007 Al Anbar 'Awakening'. There was one old graveyard out Continue Reading
The Drive
What is it that makes us go Makes us push for that last lap That last rep... What is it that makes us goMakes us push past our comfort zones, Past our Continue Reading
The Duality of Man
A saint one moment, cheerful and glad Leviathan in an instant, destructive, sad. Dealing with comrades’ death through tears And of our own death, we Continue Reading
A Veteran at the Art Museum
by Monica Deck One afternoon, my friend took me to the art museum. In those gardens, there is a place a tunnel walls of gray rock in wire Continue Reading
Sonnet for Sue: Casualty at COS Kalsu
Sonnet for Sue: Casualty at COS Kalsu by Mark Lalonde The way the dust shook down around on us Say sweet things to keep her from crying in fear There Continue Reading