Voyage Alone to Seize the Day
If you’ve ever visited the JFK Chapel at Fort Bragg then you know it is situated on a narrow road just off the main boulevard which belies just how wonderful…
Persona – Friend or Foe (parts 1 & 2)
Persona – Friend or Foe (Part 1) By David K. Devaney SgtMaj USMC Retired “John is an ambiguous man;” maybe, but likely NOT. Almost all humans have a persona or…
We Must Fight!
Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during WWII said: To every man, there comes in his lifetime, that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered…
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The Thin Blue Line part 2 – Remembering All
THIN BLUE LINE It’s that time of the year again – Police Memorial Week. It’s a time when communities and the nation’s law enforcement formally remember those fallen servants who…
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How to Do a Trauma Assessment (GRAPHIC PICS)
TCCC with CAG Naturally before we begin it needs to be said: CALL 911. However since we are a page dedicated to prepping and crisis management, it stands to reason…
Every Marine is a Rifleman – All of MY Marines (Corpsman) Were Part 1
Diatribes of a Knucklehead 160112 So, why do most Commanding Officers (and their enlisted advisors) fail to ensure their Marines are trained as riflemen? Not infantrymen, but riflemen. There is…
Every Marine is a Rifleman – All of MY Marines (Corpsman) Were Part 2
PART 1 During 2003 while we were pre-staged in Kuwait (LSA-7 – Camp Coyote), waiting for the order to attack into Iraq, our CADRE, which had grown to about 30…
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Life Instead NOT Death
If I was your friend and we served together and you died doing what you believed in, would your soul wish I had a terrible life of pain and suffering?!…
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Autopilot/Muscle Memory
(Warrior statement) “I was shooting at this dude and he just would not fall. He saw my bullets and was dancing around avoiding them like he was in the Matrix.…
PTSD is like being overweight
PTSD is like being overweight (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) I am five foot nine inches tall. By Marine Corps standards my maximum weight is 186 pounds. If I weigh in and…