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Friday, March 24, 2017

Yes, I am Judging You

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When I tell a civilian that I and every sergeant is a judgmental bastard, they think I am being funny.  I am not.  When I was a sergeant...
Friday, March 17, 2017

My Summer Vacation will be on This Blog!

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On June 7 I fly to Europe. By the 9th I will begin a bicycle trip from Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia that will cover more than a doz...
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Russia and America: Destined to Conflict, Religion

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Russia and America cooperated in World War II because both were threatened by a common enemy. But like our alliances with other wretched d...
Saturday, March 11, 2017

Ten Years Ago: The Decision to Re-Enlist

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Over the next few months I will be writing about why I re-enlisted at 54 years old after more than 23 years as a civilian. Ten years ago nex...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Israel and Singapore: Best Small Armies Surrounded by Muslims

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In the late 90s through 2002 I made a dozen trips to Asia with Singapore as the destination or one of the stops on the way from Europe to...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Jefferson Library and the Fall of Rome

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Inside the Library of Congress is the Jefferson Library--the 4,929 books Thomas Jefferson owned and read during his long life. His libr...
Monday, February 27, 2017

Courage and Fear: Weapons for Wives

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Five years ago I was eating lunch in the Aviation Armory at Fort Indiantown Gap.  I sat with a Blackhawk helicopter pilot and a Chinook...