Was John Wayne A ‘Draft Dodger’ During WWII?

Was John Wayne A ‘Draft Dodger’ During WWII?

So I got into a brief exchange on Twitter the other day About John Wayne being a draft dodger in WWII. These claims go back for decades, leveled by biographers, some historians, and some who hate John Wayne for the image he enjoys as the expression of American manhood: Stoic, fair-minded, moral, and forthright. In […]

SOFREPs 2022 Predictions

SOFREPs 2022 Predictions

The new year always brings the promise of new things being just on the horizon. The world is a volatile place today, with shifting economies, the continued presence of Islamist terrorism around the world, and the Great Game of competition between nations seeking diplomatic, strategic, and economic advantages around the globe. Everyone is a prognosticator […]

Home For Christmas

Home For Christmas

Home for Christmas is the dream of every U.S. service member serving in uniform since the Civil War.

SOFREP Confidential, Crime And COVID In The Big City

SOFREP Confidential, Crime And COVID In The Big City

Navigating through all the various and often contradictory COVID rules and regulations while travelling can be tedious and more than just a little aggravating. On a recent trip to New York City, the Editor In Chief for SOFREP found its people were rather defiant about enforcing the rules and regulations imposed on them by Mayor Deblasio, and that the city seemed pretty safe in spite of media reports that crime was rampant.

The Pearl Harbor Attack Forced The US To Become A Superpower

The Pearl Harbor Attack Forced The US To Become A Superpower

A Date Which Will Live In Infamy “…December 7th, 1941. A date which will live in infamy. The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by air and naval forces of the empire of Japan.” These were the opening words of a speech by President Franklin Roosevelt when he appeared before Congress the […]

In the Rittenhouse Case, Lawful Self-Defense Was on Trial

In the Rittenhouse Case, Lawful Self-Defense Was on Trial

Today, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on the four remaining charges against him by a jury of his peers.  This will be quite a shock to those who believe their ideology of emotions about Rittenhouse ought to be considered the same as evidence in a court of law, but for the rest of us, the acquittal […]

The Forgotten Forever War, a Guest Editorial

The Forgotten Forever War, a Guest Editorial

Veterans seeking help for the mental health complications that accompany PTSD are turning to untested and potentially dangerous forms of treatment in the absence of timely treatment by the Veterans Administration.