by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on June 16, 2014, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
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“No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor”
by Gunnery Sergeant L. Christian Bussler Editor's Note: These excerpts are from the multi-award winning book “No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor” and Continue Reading
The Ranger Way: Earning My Combat Scroll
by James Webb It was my 3rd mission that I bagged my first bad guy. Right out of the bird, I knew we were running up to the top of a hill and just Continue Reading
Politicians are the New Radical Extremists
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on November 4, 2020. I was born in 1981 in a conflict zone in Monrovia, Liberia. My parents fled with my Continue Reading
The Unsung: Military Medical Personnel
by Denise Flores [Editor's Note: Denise wrote the following in 2007 at age 14 based on conversations she had with her mother, a U.S. Army surgical Continue Reading
LTC Scheller, the Afghanistan Exit, and Equality in Accountability
by Bobby Ganton This first appeared in The Havok Journal on October 2, 2021. My four short years in the Army were full of life lessons that have Continue Reading
Afghanistan: The Soundtrack to a War I Lost
I served in Afghanistan four times between 2005 and 2010 while assigned to various U.S. Special Operations units. During the time I spent there, and Continue Reading
A UK Soldier Welcomes You to Tank Park, Iraq
by Justin “Jud” Haywood This originally appeared in Vocal.Media as "Tank Park" in June 2021. It is republished here with the author's permission. Continue Reading
A Girl Named Jasmine, the Afghan Face of Sharia Law
I’d heard a lot about stoning prior to going into the fray. I thought this would be like any other day. We sat and watched, watched and sat over the Continue Reading
The Taliban Do Not Represent Afghan Culture
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 22, 2021. I have a request. Hear me out. Please stop saying, "Well, that's just their Continue Reading
Always Faithful: A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter
by Michael Jerome Plunkett A year has passed since the bungled withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and many Americans are still Continue Reading
Finding a Home: The Beta Israel in Diaspora
Introduction Beta Israel (House of Israel), also known as the Ethiopian Jewry or Falasha ("stranger" or "immigrant") Jews, present a unique case Continue Reading