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Nate Morrison Sounds off on The Truth About Motivation

September 11, 2017

Inspirational, LIFE, Memorial, Speeches, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

Does motivation actually exist? If you’re looking for motivation, you might want to stop. I know that sounds strange, but bear with me for a moment. The root word of motivation is motive, meaning somethi... Read More...

A Few Words About History by Newest Spotter Up writer James Slaughter

james slaughter

August 6, 2017

Intel & Opinion, Speeches, Wisdom

Many people are interested in history. Some people have a casual interest, some people obsess over it. Some people will walk through a historic building or take a battlefield tour, and it generates enough inter... Read More...

“The American News Media – A Marine’s Diatribe”

David Devaney

August 5, 2017

Art, Information, Inspirational, Intel & Opinion, LIFE, MASTERY, Memorial, Poetry, Speeches, Wisdom

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I wrote this poem back in 2005 while stationed with 2nd BTO Company, USMC, on Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia. The entire poem is still very relevant today; without any editing. Enjoy…… “The America... Read More...

I Have a Rendezvous with Death, Alan Seeger

Michael Kurcina

May 25, 2017

Art, LIFE, Poetry, Speeches, The Team Room

"What is this war? It is mud, trenches, blood, rats, lice, bombs, pain, barbed wire, decaying flesh, gas, death, rain, cats, tears, bullets, fear and a loss of faith in all that we once believed in" Otto Dix ... Read More...

From Mission Statement to Reality, What is Your Mission Statement?

Alec Yandy

May 17, 2017

Life and Family, MASTERY, Planning, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Speeches, The Team Room, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

In a previous article I discussed the role the “mission statement” plays in military operations, commercial enterprises, and in the lives of individual people. In this article I will examine my mission stat... Read More...

We Must Fight!

Nate Morrison

May 14, 2017

Inspirational, Intel & Opinion, LIFE, Speeches, The Team Room, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during WWII said: To every man, there comes in his lifetime, that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a ve... Read More...

Life Instead NOT Death

David Devaney

April 28, 2017

Escape and Evasion, Home Security, Inspirational, LIFE, Life and Family, Memorial, Speeches, The Team Room, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

If I was your friend and we served together and you died doing what you believed in, would your soul wish I had a terrible life of pain and suffering?! Life Instead of Death When someone gives his life to... Read More...

The Smell of Death – and a Failure in Articulation

David Devaney

April 22, 2017

Information, Inspirational, LIFE, Memorial, Speeches, The Team Room, Wisdom

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Diatribes of a Knucklehead 160119 More than once I have had an American civilian ask me about my ability to barbeque? Yes, BBQ? Apparently there are combat vets that cannot BBQ, because it makes them think o... Read More...

Combat Stress vs. PTSD: How to Tell the Difference

David Devaney

April 13, 2017

Information, Inspirational, Intel & Opinion, LIFE, Memorial, PSYCHE, Speeches, Support, Wisdom

Combat Stress vs. PTSD: How to Tell the Difference Post Traumatic Growth 160227 I have wanted to write about my thoughts on the differences between combat stress and PTSD. Lately, I am hearing the ter... Read More...

It is Okay; Warriors Weep for Their Friends

David Devaney

March 31, 2017

Inspirational, LIFE, MASTERY, Memorial, PSYCHE, Speeches, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

Post-Traumatic Growth – PTG By David K. Devaney SgtMaj USMC Retired Throughout modern warfare there has been a stigma attached to weeping; especially for warriors. Tears equal weakness to some people; usu... Read More...