Napalm in the Vietnam War
My father told me that he once raced the family car, with my siblings and me to the beach at Vung Tau while the American military laid down some napalm…
Rogers’ Rangers: Leading the Way
Cropped painting of Rogers Rangers, “To Range the Woods”, New York, 1760. US Army Center for Military History Army Artist Team XXII. Rogers’ Rangers was a famous unit of colonial…
Aaron Bank: Father of the Green Berets
Aaron Bank standing alongside German defectors recruited for Operation Iron Cross in WW2. Bank is at left in the first rank Photo: US Army. De Oppresso Liber” — Motto of…
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Praying Down Evil: The Christian’s Battle Cry
Praying Down Evil: The Christian’s Battle Cry By Donavon L Riley In the relentless battle-space of spiritual warfare, where the fires of sin and temptation constantly threaten to burn down…
The Legacy of Antonin Scalia and the Intelligence Community
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia (2013). Photo: US Supreme Court Collection. Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice who died in 2016, was known for his originalist interpretation of the Constitution…
Breaking Free from Dependencies: Insights from Stoicism and Bushido
Breaking Free from Dependencies: Insights from Stoicism and Bushido By Donavon L Riley In the intricate and often bewildering landscape of human existence, dependencies and addictions can swiftly evolve from…
Embracing Mortality: Stoic Wisdom and Christian Hope
Embracing Mortality: Stoic Wisdom and Christian Hope by Donavon L Riley The Battle of Mortality In the span of human existence, there has always been a relentless and unyielding adversary…
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Soldiers of the Lord: Preaching the Militant Gospel
Soldiers of the Lord: Preaching the Militant Gospel by Donavon L Riley In the annals of history, there are tales of warriors who marched not under the banners of earthly…
Bruce Dowding: The Aussie Hero of the French Resistance
An American officer and a French partisan in 1944. Photo: National Archives. “Throughout France, the Resistance had been of inestimable value in the campaign. Without their great assistance, the liberation…
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Embracing Pain: Lessons from Stoic Philosophy and the Way of Bushido
Embracing Pain: Lessons from Stoic Philosophy and the Way of Bushido by Donavon L Riley Pain, an ever-present companion in the human experience, often busts through our door when we…