by Cleo DeLoner When I left Somalia in April of 1993, I didn’t realize I was deploying to America. That’s right, I deployed to America, to fight a Continue Reading
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The Death of the Humvee Turret Gunner
First, a little context: Death of the Ball Turret GunnerBy Randall Jarrell From my mother's sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly Continue Reading
Canada’s PTSD Solution For Vets: “We’ll Help You Kill Yourself?”
Canada's Veteran Affairs bureau is under fire for an unconventional response. As cited in numerous news reports, a Canadian military veteran seeking Continue Reading
A PTSD Saliva Test and What It Could Mean for Warfighters
by Darren T. Bean A recent study by researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa involved using saliva to determine if a person Continue Reading
Dear Dad: A Son’s Letter to His Father After His Suicide
Submitted Anonymously "Five more minutes!" you would tell me as I swung on the monkey bars at the playground after a harrowing day of second Continue Reading
The Suicide Epidemic
by Geoffrey Dardia This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 12, 2018. In 2018, the Department of Defense witnessed record-breaking suicides in Continue Reading
Veterans, The Fourth of July, and Fireworks: Don’t “Be Courteous,” Just “Be American”
“A combat veteran lives here, please be courteous with fireworks.” When I saw my first “be courteous” sign a few years back, I hoped it was a fad that Continue Reading
Send that Text, Save a Vet from Suicide
by Anonymous There have been several instances in my life where I have found solace in the idea of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. After this last Continue Reading
On Suicide
by Darren T. Bean This first appeared in Darren's blog on February 26, 2021. It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation (TUSF) – Skin in the Game
by Colin M. LinebergerChief Operations Officer, The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation On 24 JAN 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a Continue Reading
What We Lost and What We Should Seek
Many veterans feel alone when they leave service. The claim is, they lost a part of their tribe. Maybe it is time to ask whether they were ever truly Continue Reading
Going Jack: An Australian Veteran’s Reflection on a Mate’s Suicide
by James Mulder This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 15, 2017. In February of this year, I along with a few hundred friends and family Continue Reading