by Michael Reagan On April 9, more than fifty years ago, I was on my way home from Vietnam. A Chinook picked me off the ground at the DMZ, under fire. Continue Reading
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Remembering… On Veterans Day
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 11, 2017 [and HJ on November 11, 2021], as "Veterans Day." It is republished Continue Reading
Faces in the Crowd: Remembering Our Fallen
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 30, 2015. Sometimes they’re everywhere. I see them in my dreams; I see them in someone Continue Reading
Today is September 12, 2001: “For the Soldier Dying Young”
"Today is September 12, 2001." With September 11, 2001 far behind us, a new school year beginning, and the anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, my Continue Reading
Remember the Holiday Stromboli
An unorthodox meal for the Christmas season, and one I haven’t made for a while. Long before there were 4 kids, over a dozen deployments, Continue Reading
Gratitude, Sacrifice, and Remembrance
Many of my circle know that I have a daily gratitude habit – each day I give thanks to a person that enriches my life in some way. Today is my Continue Reading