by Aaron Smith Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Training takes over, I need gloves! Where the fuck are my gloves?? Hands slippery with sweat struggle to put Continue Reading
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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
Armor to Thread
by Anonymous Am I brave? Limits of manhood, naivety, and all-around wonder with the world - I and they collide. Teenage wild eyes. Go where it’s Continue Reading
Chosen Man
by Chris Sharpe As the sun goes down, the moon and stars arise and soldiers “stand To” alert for enemy spies Listening out for contacts from Continue Reading
They Stand Still as Granite
They stand still as granite formed upon this field of rest In silent task, They lay with the rest the best that any brother could ask. Oh, these Continue Reading
Tactical Poetry: Deal with the Devil
by Bryan “Gannicus” Myers I took a chance, a deal, a bargain of old. With a grin, a cigarette, and a cross in the road, I had a midnight hour, a 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
The Poetry of Military Vernacular: Randy Brown’s “Welcome to FOB Haiku”
Book Review: Jonathan Baxter, author of "The Ghosts of Babylon" In Welcome to FOB Haiku: War Poems From Inside the Wire, author Randy Brown, “Charlie Continue Reading