by Rob Sanders_____ Do you remember the splash of red high and to the right?Above our heads in the ravine?We wanted to look,Dreaded to look. Hated to Continue Reading
Philosophy Friday
Words for Tommy: “Brothers, Nothing Else”
I couldn’t find the right words. I stood at the foot of Tommy’s bed, still drenched in sweat. My head pulsing and pounding. Blood on my clothes, but Continue Reading
Battlefield Philosophy: What I Miss
by Rob Sanders_____ I miss the empty placesWith nothing in betweenThe ghost-haunted ruinsOf forgotten Eastern kings Where you see goats trembleAs Continue Reading
A Light Worth Living
“Fuck Suicide. Life isn’t anything but what you make it.” The poignant words from Henry Rollins danced in my head as the rain hit the window Continue Reading
“Empty Chairs”: By a Fellow Ranger
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 27, 2018, by a Ranger who wishes to remain anonymous, who was moved to write after the spate of 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
Sean: Remembering, and Trying to Forget
My friend sits on a couch at home Shivering, Quivering, hallucinating in fear. Detoxing… Pills, Pain, and Beer. When I sit down and begin to speak He Continue Reading
Brothers
by Rob Sanders My brothers drink too much Occasionally do drugs or God In excess. They love and hate according to the day and the mood. We love our Continue Reading
You’re Not Entitled to Your Own Opinion
The following is not a statement of blame and is in no way intended to pass the bill of responsibility, in affairs current, to which we have all Continue Reading
The Zen of Metal Sculpting
Veterans face myriad stresses. Some have found ways to fight the darkness with art and peace for their souls with creation of beauty. Mine is metal Continue Reading
Warrior Philosophy: Take a Knee, Face out, and Let it Go
by Anonymous I’ve let myself slip into the struggle of parallel worlds. The ground where the soldier meets his adult self. No longer is war a game. Continue Reading
Love is Destroying the World
by Cleo DeLoner Many people believe that LOVE conquers all, but it is LOVE that is destroying the world. We as human beings have become so Continue Reading