Book Review: ARISEN Operators 1, Fall of the Third Temple
Yaël Sion does not survive the apocalypse by hoping harder; she survives it the way a cutting tool survives steel, by biting down and refusing to let go.
Veteran Culture
Black Buffalo Tobacco-Free Dip: Born in a Barn
People assume tobacco free dip is a lab trick, but Black Buffalo starts in a North Carolina barn, where cured leafy greens and disciplined handling set the texture, color, and moisture that make the ritual feel consistent for adults 21 and older.
Battlefield Brothers and Broken Trust: When Forgiveness Is Just Surrender
Forgiveness without accountability isn’t grace at all; it’s the quiet surrender of your dignity to someone who never earned the right to receive it.
Stay in Fighting Shape at Home: Why Veterans Are Turning to FightCamp
FightCamp turns your garage or spare room into an honest fight gym, pairing real combat-sports coaching and punch-tracking tech with heavy-bag rounds that bleed off the noise of the day while rebuilding functional strength and focus.
Evening Brief: Medal of Honor Pay Boosted as Gaza Ceasefire Frays and Taliban Inherit U.S. War Gear
Medal of Honor recipients just got their pension bumped finally putting real weight behind the nation’s highest award. Meanwhile, the Gaza ceasefire is barely holding as clashes flare around the unmarked Yellow Line, and a final Afghanistan watchdog report says the U.S. left billions of arms and equipment in the hands of the Taliban.
Try Some Black Buffalo Tonight: Everything You Want, Nothing You Don’t
Black Buffalo Mint Pouches hit like a cold wind off the mountains, with that familiar burn and clean, honest flavor that feels like an American ritual done right.
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Nicky Bacon – A Squad Leader Takes Charge
From a cotton field in Arkansas to a tank deck in Vietnam, Nicky Bacon showed how a squad leader with a forged signature and a spine of steel can hold a fight, save his people, and keep serving long after the shooting stops.
The Bin Laden Shooter and the Battle for Truth: Rob O’Neill’s Story Revisited
What happened in that stairwell is less important than what came after: a cottage industry of self appointed referees who profit from shredding another man’s service while preaching a code they no longer live by.
Using My VA Loan to Build Wealth—and a Bat Cave—in NYC
Using my VA loan through Navy Federal to buy a four unit place in Brooklyn is not just about finally getting my own NYC “Bat Cave,” it is about turning a hard earned benefit into an income producing asset that helps secure my family’s future.
From 19 to Fatherhood: My NFCU Story and Why It Matters for Small Business
From a 19-year-old aircrew new guy in Hong Kong to a retired SEAL and father watching his son build an AI startup, Navy Federal has been the one financial partner I could count on to show up, fight for me, and actually pick up the phone when it matters.
The Jukebox: Delta Force Remembrances – Wish You Were Here
In a quiet bar where ghosts keep their own rhythm, Cordova’s three plays of “Wish You Were Here” turn grief into a kind of communion for the living.
Col. (Ret) Nate Slate: Solomon’s Temple – Departing Iraq
Back home I kept checking my watch as if Iraq still owned my hours, wrestling to set down anger and pride so I could ask the only question that matters: what moral ground must we stand on before we spend blood again.
