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Soldierstone
June 25, 2019
Celebrating the Fourth of July in Budva, Montenegro: An #OAFScout Short...
’Twas the summer of 2015 and I was backpacking ’round the world. After a boozy night out in Budva, Montenegro I had a big...
The Oar of Evening’s Shade
In the beginning…God created War and Earth. Now the War was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the Earth and the spirit...
Hiking Zion National Park’s Most Iconic Trails
Zion National Park is nothing short of inspiring. The colors, canyons, wildlife, high sandstone towers, desert waterfalls, and serene atmosphere...
THIS WE’LL DEFEND???
Wall Street Journal
Can we talk honestly here for a minute? It’s just us here now; guys and gals with thick skins thanks to some...
Progressive Chauvinism
A few years ago, I decided to hang up the active duty gloves and join the reserves. I left Portland in the ’90s to enlist,...
No Longer a Marine, a Mere Veteran
That man in the sand-colored cammies running across desert plains with a rifle in hand and a pack on his back is gone, stored...
Microdosing: Improving Performance Enhancement in Intelligence Analysis
By Maj Emre Albayrak, USMC
The Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) may gain an advantage over competitors in intelligence analysis, productivity, and...
Moral Double Standards: Running Interference for the Bad Guys
Americans today hold each other to high moral standards in our public discourse, and often for good reasons. But this has come with a...
Relevance: Putting Down the Sword
As a self-described cinephile, I find it odd that my all-time favorite scene comes from what could arguable be called one of the worst...