Where are the Men of Valor?
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…
Embrace the Chaos
“Clamber upon the highest ramparts of this earth and recall the things you’ve heard and seen: the view of mist over a forest lake, the sound upon sea harbors when…
Warrior’s Way with “Mad Max” Mullen
Max Mullen was one of the most dynamic Army Ranger Instructors to serve during the mid-80s and early 90s. Max served as an Army Ranger Instructor, and in all three…
Weekend Adventure: Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park Noble & Blue
Intro Alright guys, its time for our long overdue first Weekend Adventure of the year!I got the most wonderful gift from my wife on my birthday. She and her family…
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I Don’t Kneel Apparel Company Was Created by a Navy SEAL and then Copied
Anything good is usually copied by others and sometimes copied in a shabby way. Enter the I Don’t Kneel apparel brand created in response to football players in the National…
For War and For Love
“We men are wretched things.”― Homer, The Iliad Combatives draws us in for the fighting but truly the real reasons behind Combatives are about character. There are many false idols…
Tribe
I didn’t really want to read this book. A friend of mine does counseling with veterans, among a host of other things, and wanted to know my thoughts on the…
Death Was Marching Along With Us, Part 1 Rende van de Kamp
DEATH WAS MARCHING ALONG WITH US, by Rende van de Kamp. Posted with permission and translated by Mark Van Riele Rende van de Kamp had the urge to be a…
I Grok You
I look at a lot of old pictures of soldiers taken 30, 40, 50 years ago and I wonder what was going through their mind at that particular moment. It’s…
12 Strong Movie Review
Contemporary Hollywood has a poor record when it comes to making war movies. Generally, the formula consists of a tale with a deep political spin portraying our government as the…