Beyond the Fight: The Odd Rituals That Keep Soldiers Sane
From singing to goats to reenacting Disney scenes, soldiers find humor and absurdity to survive the long, boring hours between the battles.
From singing to goats to reenacting Disney scenes, soldiers find humor and absurdity to survive the long, boring hours between the battles.
Nightmares follow veterans home. We survive the war, but the aftermath—the trauma, the memories—stays with us every day.
In that interrogation room, I realized privacy isn’t a right anymore—it’s a permission slip the government can revoke at will.
** Editor’s Note: I’m not referring to Westman as the “alleged” or “suspected” shooter in this piece. Westman is now deceased, and law enforcement has publicly named him as the shooter. I hate to use his name as he deserves no fame for his crimes, but the people need to know the kind of evil […]
Chuck was the kind of man who’d tell you he was a nice guy, and damn if he didn’t prove it every time, right up until the day the universe decided it was done with him.
The Minneapolis school shooting left two children dead, seventeen others wounded, and an entire community shattered in minutes.
I climbed the stairs with my heart hammering, every step a reminder that being unarmed in a gunfight is a special kind of helpless.
Macario García’s story is proof that courage isn’t about glory—it’s about standing up when no one else can and carrying others forward, no matter the cost.
Keep government in the referee’s stripes, not on the roster—every equity stake tilts the field away from competition and innovation toward inefficiency, cronyism, and a slow slide into socialism.
Ukrainian sniper sets world record: 2.5-mile AI-assisted shot with Snipex Alligator kills two Russians with one bullet.
Putin’s Valdai hideout is now a fortress, ringed by missiles, jets, and elite guards—his most secure retreat in Russia.
I succeeded in Professional Military Education by treating it as an opportunity and a responsibility—checking my ego, preparing before day one, doing the reading, organizing relentlessly, and using every spare minute to learn for the soldiers who would depend on me.