Iraq

Under Saddam, theft wasn’t a crime—it was the national business model, sanctified by fear, filmed for posterity, and sold back to the people like a bad memory on repeat.

As we marched through the ancient dust of Iraq, chasing the mythic promise of Eden, I couldn’t shake the feeling that what we were truly searching for wasn’t a place—but the fragile hope that such a place might still exist.

Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton was a trailblazer who, with unwavering courage and dedication, made the ultimate sacrifice while flying into danger, leaving behind a legacy of honor, leadership, and patriotism.

The BBC can spin their tale, but war ain’t a BBC documentary—it’s blood, chaos, and split-second calls made by men the government’s too cowardly to defend once the smoke clears.

The training warned us about Wahhabis and zealots, but no one mentioned the schoolhouse meetings, mushroom clouds in quarries, and the quiet courage of village Sheiks.

Soldiers don’t just serve—they believe, sacrifice, and love. Their bond, forged in hardship, is deeper than duty. It’s who they become.

She never wore a uniform, but Lisa served every bit as faithfully as I did, holding our family—and often the whole unit—together with nothing but love, grit, and grace.

The ACOG didn’t earn its place through flash or hype—it earned it by showing up, holding zero, and never quitting, no matter how bad things got.

Staff Sergeant Travis Atkins did more than just wear the uniform—he lived the values behind it, choosing instinctively to shield his men with his own life in a moment that defined true American valor.

Train relentlessly for those rare, high-risk moments—because when the unexpected hits, all the joking and hard-earned skills might just save lives, as TwoGun proved that day in Fallujah.

Answering a simple question on Quora about why the death of a Navy SEAL mattered led me to tell the story of Charles Keating IV — a warrior who died fighting ISIS so that others might live.

From an elevated hide site in Mosul, a JTF2 sniper peered through his scope, steadied his breathing, and made history with a record-shattering kill shot from an astonishing 3,540 meters away.