Commentary Dedicated to the memory of P.O. Stephen P. Driscoll, ESU Squad 4, Badge #17482, NYPD “Fidelis ad Mortem” A jumble of thoughts and emotions has been pinballing off the edges of my mind as we approach the loss of Afghanistan at the 20-year milestone of 9/11. But the one thought that resonates came from…
Mending the Warfighter Community: A Return to the ‘Centric Force’
Commentary I don’t think we see ourselves as victims ever but we get labeled as “damaged” so we are constantly fighting distortions and that’s rough. Damaged can mean anything within the entire spectrum of “abnormal” and that’s never good. What we are dealing with is somewhat of an identity issue. We go to war and…
Veterans: Don’t Believe the Hype
February 3, 2023
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Commentary Hype versus information: Do you know the difference when you see it? Do you know when you hear it? How do you know? Are you sure you know? Do you know that hype is designed to activate an uncontrolled primal response? In the parlance of ever-growing psychological messages rocketed at the public, can you…
Move Over State Department, Defense Department Shapes Foreign Policy
February 2, 2023
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Commentary “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”—Benjamin Franklin Has the Constitution created a gap and seam in U.S. national security? By design, the framers of the Constitution created checks between the executive and legislative branches. The Constitution created a separation between the ends and ways—controlled by the executive branch and the means—allocated by…
The American Warfighter: Evolved and Unbroken
Commentary To change for the better in order to survive is to evolve. Failure is often due to a failure to adapt. Everything that evolves changes to survive and we’ve evolved from the people we were born into the people we’ve needed to be. Warfighters become their evolved self at a record pace. If warfighters…
In the Shadow of JSOC
Commentary My dad was a good man, but for me, his goodness has nothing to do with his work at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In fact, my regard for the professionals at JSOC and the critically important and dangerous missions they execute behind the scenes produces powerfully mixed feelings for me. That’s because,…
It’s All in Your Head’: Military Veterans and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Commentary Anyone who has battled with brain injury knows the frustration of having their injury downplayed because they “look fine” from the outside. There have been times when I wished I was missing a limb so medical providers would take me seriously. Unless you have been stuck in the shell of a person you once…
Military Veterans and ‘Fresh Air Poisoning’
Commentary “Fresh air poisoning” is a running joke in our house, and most outdoor recreation enthusiasts of all types know it well. “The Outdoor Cleanse” or “Soul Candy” or whatever you want to call that endorphin-fueled peace you attain after being outside for sometimes just a few hours. Playing outside isn’t for everyone. But I…
A Wounded Warrior Reflects: 2 Years in Purgatory and 10 Years of Steps
January 26, 2023
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Commentary Not a drop. Not an ounce. Not a molecule. Not a bit of comfort. The war didn’t make me feel that way, but I felt that way after the war. The hospital and the two years of Starship Reed purgatory didn’t help, then the zombie dope follow-up finished me. Dead man walking. Dead but…
Why I’m Thanking You for Your Service
Commentary “Mommy, Mommy!” he said with the oh-so-cute voice only a preschooler has. “There’s one! Can we do it?” You hear this and immediately you tense, body going on high alert. After all, you just walked in and are very conspicuous in your Army greens when everyone else in the place is dressed casually attempting…
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