The Morning I Learned My Sergeant Murdered Civilians
Beneath the chaos of Afghanistan, my trusted platoon sergeant turned into the man behind the deadliest U.S. war crime since Vietnam.
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My First Platoon Sergeant Became a War Criminal
My first platoon sergeant committed the biggest war crime since Vietnam—and I was his platoon leader. Here’s how I got there.
Flying on AMBIEN: A Ranger’s Wild Ride
Rangers on Ambien at 36,000 feet—sleepwalking, eating unpeeled oranges, and even climbing the C-17 mid-flight.
Evening Brief: US Army Football Player from Burning Car, Maduro Warns of Armed Resistance, Putin Links Peace in Ukraine to Halting NATO Expansion
US Army player’s rescue, EU plane jammed, Xi pushes SCO vision, UK aids Gaza kids. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
Morning Brief: Houthis Claim Missile Strike on Israeli-Owned Oil Tanker in Red Sea, Modi and Putin Highlight ‘Special Partnership’ at Tianjin Summit
Congress faces shutdown fight, Houthis hit tanker, Xi, Putin, Modi unite at SCO summit. Your SOFREP intel drop for Monday, September 1, 2025.
Special Operations on Motorcycles in Afghanistan
MARSOC operators once hunted Taliban on motorcycles, turning enemy tactics into a deadly advantage in Afghanistan’s remote hills.
SOF Pic of the Day: SEAL Holds Down the Base Plate of an M252 81mm Mortar in Afghanistan
In the hands of a well-trained crew the M252 81mm mortar is a whispering killer that can rain fire nearly six kilometers away with steady, deadly grace.
The Bolduc Brief: The Afghanistan Withdrawal – A National Embarrassment and a Call for Accountability
Afghan withdrawal showed failed leadership, but troops served with honor. True accountability and support for veterans remain overdue.
Setting the Record Straight: Myths and Misinformation About Extortion 17
Extortion 17 wasn’t brought down by some grand conspiracy or hidden failure—it was a tragic, rare hit by enemy fighters who happened to be in the right place at the right time with a lucky shot.
Roland and Sibley: Remembering the Men Killed During the Darkest Day in Combat Controller Afghan history
They wouldn’t have traded places with anybody, for anything—and that tells you everything you need to know.
America Must Not Repeat the Mistakes of Bush’s Afghan War
The war in Afghanistan wasn’t lost in the dust of Helmand or the peaks of Kunar—it was fumbled in the Oval Office by a president who mistook nation-building for strategy and arrogance for resolve.
US To Revoke Temporary Protected Status for Afghans Citing Improved Conditions in Afghanistan
This isn’t immigration reform—it’s moral cowardice dressed up as national interest, tossing our Afghan brothers and sisters to the wolves after they carried our water through two decades of war.
