Fort Bragg

Every time Slot 184 spins to life, it is not nostalgia, it is a roll call, a way of saying Jake Chen is still here and we are still listening.

Some men come home from war with medals, others with ghosts—but every one of them is still trying to be a simple man in a world that forgot how.

In McGarvey’s, the jukebox glowed like a field altar, each slot a dog tag on a guitar string, and Marcus realized the living keep the dead in tune.

President Trump turned what should have been a unifying tribute to our Army’s 250th birthday into a partisan spectacle that disrespected the troops and dishonored the very Constitution they swear to defend.

We launched for war in the dead of night, rucks strapped tight and nerves tighter—only to turn around midair and win a battle no one would ever hear about.

A stolen Navy goat, Delta Force, secret missions, and a risky rescue. This prank turned into an epic covert operation you won’t believe.

In a world where silence speaks louder than gunfire, the 75th Rangers carved their legend one cold trigger pull at a time.

Bragg is back, this time honoring a true American hero whose courage and sacrifice embody the best of our military tradition.

James Van Cleave’s ill-fated escapade with his new gloss black GMC Jimmy ended in a fiery spectacle, orchestrated by a battalion of battle-hardened pipe-hitters, forever immortalizing the truck in Fort Bragg’s legends.

In the thick of the demolition range chaos, we pushed back hard against regulations, showing that not even the threat to an endangered species could keep us from doing our job.

Even in the elite world of Delta, a rogue gust of wind or a blink of hesitation can turn a routine jump into a dance with fate, and I’ve got the scars and stories to prove it.

Upon returning from Vietnam and joining the G3 staff at XVIII Airborne Corps, I grappled with the public’s eroding trust in the military and the Army’s internal challenges, yet I found renewed purpose in helping shape a force poised for rapid deployment and global response.