In my current job, I get to talk to tons of military aircraft maintenance personnel from all branches. Some of them are recently separated, some are 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
Veteran Voices Part 1: Don’t Let Silence Be the Story of Your Life
by David Chrisinger Anyone who has studied war or its after-effects in any depth has probably heard simply that “war is hell.” That’s it. Nothing Continue Reading
22 Things To Consider Before You Leave The Military
One of the biggest questions I think facing any retiring military person revolves around future employment. I know that was the case with me. I’m a Continue Reading
Commandos, in Basic
by Mark Lalonde Commandos Charlie two four seven bravo Platoon, tribe, home from home Commandos Huddled together Steam rising and falling off our Continue Reading
Predestination
by Nick Orton Like father, Like sons. Legacy runs deeper than blood. Boiling beneath the ego of boys, Yearning to be men. Camo paint 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
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
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
Getting Unstuck: An Open Letter To My Angry Veteran Friend
by Sean Parnell Listen, from one post-9/11 military veteran to another—we need to talk. Like me, you pulled a stint in Iraq or Afghanistan Continue Reading
“What the hell? Is this guy the Iraqi Terminator?”
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 23, 2022, as "Shooting." It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
Veterans: A Social Obligation
War may be the greatest tragedy of humanity. As John Stuart Mill said, “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things…” The bitter truth is we Continue Reading