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November 12, 2018
Brown Out
The moon and the stars were out in numbers in that way they are in Afghan, so bright you don't need your NVGs or...
THE MYTH OF THE MONOLITHIC VET
If you’re like me, you are proud of your military service and you have a couple “HOORAH/ Kill Stuff” t-shirts hanging in your closet. ...
BRANDED LOST BOYS
Private Military Contracting (PMC) is a weird and beautiful animal. Should a mad scientist find a way to mate "War" with pure, unadulterated "Capitalism",...
Truth in Movies
When it comes to military anything, there’s a problem in the entertainment industry. Well, actually, there’s a lot more than just one, but we’ll...
IN DEFENSE OF TROUBLE MAKERS
One of the first lessons I got from my father was when he told me “if you are not in trouble, you are not...
When Children Knew Nothing
The smell of third world lands. Dry desert air, blood soaked grains of sand. I walk off the plane and it hits me. I...
THE CATALYST
My life has been a complex one. Some of it self-induced, some of it just dumb luck. It’s been unconventional to say the least....
The Bizarre Power of American Apathy
It doesn’t happen all that often, but every now and again well-intentioned souls embrace me and apologize for America’s forgetfulness, all because I fought...
GWOT vs WW2 Vets
A common belief among many quarters is that we have gone squishy. From participation trophies to so called “microaggressions”, the “snowflake” youth of today...