THE REPUBLIC IS DEAD; ACT ACCORDINGLY
DEATH OF A REPUBLIC In combat I have witnessed casualties of an extreme traumatic nature. I specifically recall a case where my team was ambushed. As a result, we took…
Special Forces Sergeant, Killed in Niger Ambush, Is Awarded a Silver Star
Special Forces Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, received the Silver Star award. The award was presented by Maj. Gen. John Deedrick, commanding general of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne).…
Firearms instructor doubles-down with resiliency and heart
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Smedley – The Graphic Novel
Yes, Major General “War is a Racket” Smedley Butler has his own graphic novel and it’s a fascinating, informative and a fun read. The U.S. Naval Institute through Naval Institute…
How to deal with your “non-gun” friends and neighbors.
A friend asked me the other day, what I thought we could expect at the federal and state level in the next few months with yet another push for more…
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FRENCH UNDERGROUND
“Whoever can deliver their message without getting caught has the upper hand – NSA The concept of covert and clandestine communications has been an essential part of successful combat strategy…
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From Subject Matter Expert to Student
FROM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO STUDENT In 2003, I was commissioned to develop a combative program for my Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha. The team was recently stood up and…
It’s OK to take a break!
It is ok to rest; it is ok to take a break, slow down, take a load off… The military has never been an environment of “slow down and take…
PTSD-Poetry from Angel Yalkin
They come looking for me to tame them, to dampen the nerve; Dip their bodies in a sea of gold, chant a wordless incantation over their darkest dreams, and so…
Burn With Purpose
“B U R N W I T H PURPOSE” This fire now consumes me; in thundering fury, falls silent my souls lament. – I alone it’s genesis, self-righteous cure; Quell…