Category: Veteran Culture

Despite years of advocacy and awareness campaigns, the stigma surrounding mental health in military and first responder communities remains deeply entrenched, continuing to deter brave men and women from seeking the help they need out of fear for their careers, reputations, and standing among their peers.

U.S. Marines of India Company, building on earlier 19th Special Forces groundwork, held the knife-edge terrain of Afghanistan’s Pech Valley at FOB Blessing through relentless patrols and sustained combat, proving that small units could pressure Taliban heartland even in the war’s most unforgiving ground.

Hammerhead Six is a hard, practical lesson in how small Special Forces teams won ground in Afghanistan by mastering culture, accountability, and relationships instead of relying on firepower alone.

The dead were spared the truth; the living have to carry it.

A veteran writes about the soldiers he couldn’t save as a way to carry the weight of their loss and keep himself standing.

In my SEAL training I learned to develop positive habits that affect real change by identifying the negative self-talk I wanted to fix.

At Daytona this weekend, Rob O’Neill is trading the usual trackside beer for something that better fits the life he’s living now, showing up with hi Seltzer, a full schedule, and the same forward momentum that has kept him moving since the Teams.

A decade ago, a soldier asked me for the secret to enduring endless pain, and all I could offer was a chaplain’s silence. Today I know the brutal truth: suffering isn’t solved, it’s survived through raw, unglamorous defiance that forges meaning from the void

BROTHERS rips Yaël Sion out of the warm, so‑called safety of the team, strips her down past rank, résumé, and operator ego, and dares you to suck it up and ride shotgun while she bleeds, breaks, and still brings unholy hell to the world that cut her loose.

A combat veteran reflects on how a rescued cat became his emotional support animal long before he understood how much he needed one.

Left of Bang turns Combat Hunter lessons into a practical guide for building baselines, spotting clustered behavioral anomalies, and acting early on instinct-backed warning signs to prevent violence before the “bang,” making it essential reading for travelers and anyone serious about personal security.

Discipline is doing what you don’t want to do first, day after day, because the results everyone admires are built in the boring, uncomfortable work no one sees.