by Lieutenant Colonel (P) Zoltan Krompecher We live in an age where some confuse heroes with entertainers, role models for…
by Kyle Larkin War writing is paradoxical by nature. Historically, veteran authors have claimed that war cannot be understood unless…
by Travis Switalski, Sr. Vietnam had O’Brien, Caputo, and about ten dozen others. World War Two had James Jones and…
by David P. Ervin Randy Brown, aka “Charlie Sherpa,” released Welcome to FOB Haiku: War Poems from Inside the Wire…
by Travis Switalski, Sr. I’m home. That’s a weird thing to think about, home. The place that you dream about…
by David Chrisinger As far as most traditional societies are concerned, being a warrior was a noble and honorable thing.…
by Michael Lund Following a Military Experience and the Arts writing seminar for military, veterans, and family this fall, Blackstone,…
By Jerad W. Alexander “I said, ‘SHOOT HIM!’” A machinegun rattles. A man dies. He does not pass away like…
By Sean Tyler There are plenty of firsthand articles about the life of a door kicker. This isn’t one of…
by Daniel Buckman It was a veteran’s daughter who read my first attempts at fiction, written in spiral binders at…