John T. Downey: The CIA Officer Who Was America’s Longest Held POW
John T. Downey (left) and Richard Fecteau at CIA headquarters in 2013. November 17, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of former CIA officer John Thomas Downey, often…
JFK Special Warfare Museum: A Tribute to Army Special Operations Forces
Soldiers from each of the Army’s seven Special Forces Groups at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy in November 2011. U.S. Army photo by SFC Jeremy D. Crisp /…
Stand, Even When Standing Feels Like Falling
Stand, Even When Standing Feels Like Falling by Donavon L Riley The prince of the underworld, the devil himself, rises like smoke from the depths, his host of demons swirling…
Something We’ve Forgotten How to Even Hope For
Something We’ve Forgotten How to Even Hope For by Donavon L Riley Jesus Christ did not come to simply ease our burdens or to smooth out the rough edges of…
Odette Hallowes: WW2’s Most Decorated Spy
Odette Marie Léonie Céline Brailly, later known as Odette Churchill, Odette Sansom, and Odette Hallowes, was born on April 28, 1912, in Amiens, France. Her early years were marked by…
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From Operational Readiness to Catastrophic Injury and Beyond
Guest post by my friend Seb Lavoie When a tactical athlete suffers a catastrophic injury on and off duty, the focus must shift, at least temporarily, from prioritizing operational capacity…
Remembering D-Day: The 80th Anniversary
A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) wading onto…
In Memory of Mighty Men Who Marched
In Memory of Mighty Men Who Marched by Donavon L Riley O Lord of Hosts, hear our humble heart’s prayer, In memory of mighty men who marched, Bold warriors, bearers…
Do You Think Of That Other World Too? From Arminius Tribe
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…
Arminius Tribe discusses Close Protection And Arranged Marriages..?
Yes arranged marriages, I will explain.. New Job After my time at the Korps Commandotroepen I went to the DKDB a police unit tasked with the protection of Diplomats and…