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Poetry: Nightstalker and Other Sad Tales

April 22, 2018

Inspirational, LIFE, Memorial, Poetry, The Team Room, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Nightstalker Pt. 1 I saw bleating sheep and a dying asp Where the wind pressed its will upon solemn grass I watched nightfall come and saw you pass Delirious Shepard with your perfect mask I heard ... Read More...

RE Factor Tactical – Making sense of VA home loans

Steve Rab

April 15, 2018

Home Security, Industry News, Latest News & Intel, LIFE, Mission Critical

It's hard enough navigating basic VA benefits, but making an investment into a new home can definitely get confusing. Every mortgage company can underwrite a VA backed loan, and is competi... Read More...

Learn to Put Yourself Out There

Michael Kurcina

April 15, 2018

Gunfighter Writer Wildman Monk, Leadership, LIFE, Opinion, Vox, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

I do stuff that I hate until it becomes something I like. I'm a genuine introvert that forces himself to be an extrovert. I work hard to build relationships and do things that I hate. I hate fear and I go he... Read More...

Poetry: Brotherhood and Loss

Michael Kurcina

April 15, 2018

Inspirational, LIFE, Memorial, Poetry, Vox

Sometimes I write in order to express pain. I don't always know what I want to say but the message I want to convey is to speak my truth from my injury, to share a story about my loss, and a hope that someone's... Read More...

You Cannot Fight an Ocean With Iron

Michael Kurcina

April 15, 2018

Gunfighter Writer Wildman Monk, Inspirational, LIFE, Opinion, PSYCHE, Vox, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

The Roman Empire is gone just like many others before it. It's been a minute since I had the luxury of time to read The A very good book. Had I the time I'd read Will and Ariel Durant's the Story of Wester... Read More...

Make Them Legends in Your Children’s Memories

Michael Kurcina

April 7, 2018

Inspirational, LIFE, Life and Family, Memorial, Sunday Inspiration, Vox

Ask them: Have you ever known what was in your father's heart and the things he had to bear? Have you seen or known his scars, carried on his body or more deeply upon his soul? Can you recall your history, his ... Read More...

Do You Think Of That Other World Too? From Arminius Tribe

Mark van Riele

April 2, 2018

Gunfighter Writer Wildman Monk, Inspirational, LIFE, Opinion, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

F*ck The Dry Years! Sure, we had studied the maps. Sure, we had prepared for the Mission in the Isolation Phase. Sure, we had attended Intel briefings. Sure, we had taken an aerial reconnaissance flight over t... Read More...

Wrong place at the wrong time from the perspective of a CIA Officer

Guest Writer

March 29, 2018

LIFE, Opinion, Prepping & Survival, Travel, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

We got off the plane in Tel Aviv expecting hyper security everywhere we went. Our situational awareness was high for our first trip to Israel. We knew that in general Israel was safe, but, as publicly ackno... Read More...

Small Victories from the Recon Sniper Foundation

Guest Writer

March 24, 2018

Gunfighter Writer Wildman Monk, Inspirational, LIFE, Opinion, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

The Global War on Terror is “officially” over. Sure, there are still ongoing operations all over the world. But, for the most part, the full commitment of the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan has ceased. T... Read More...

Where are the Men of Valor?

Michael Kurcina

March 22, 2018

Gunfighter Writer Wildman Monk, Inspirational, LIFE, Vox

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I just finished a conversation with my brother about raising his young son to be a man of valor. It begins when they're young and impressionable. We continue to stoke those embers until they can carry the f... Read More...