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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Dante's Inferno in Iraq: A Podcast

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This post is just a link to a podcast on Sectarian Review. The podcast is about the Dead Poets Society Book Group I led on Camp Adder, ...
Thursday, April 13, 2017

Ten Years Ago Today: Cold War Soldier Does the MEPS Duck Walk

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Doctor at MEPS shows recruits how to Duck Walk Ten years ago, I woke up at 0400 (4 a.m.) with about 40 other recruits to take the physi...
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Chemical Weapons: Feeble in War, Powerful Against Civilians

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Nearly a hundred civilians died in agony this week and hundreds more will be crippled by a Sarin gas attack in Syria.  Murdering unprotecte...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Ten Years Ago: Re-enlistment Paperwork

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At Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 2009 running the Army Physical Fitness Test in a gas mask. My official job was Chemical Weapons Decontamin...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

Ten Years Ago Today: Cold War Soldier Starts Re-enlistment Process

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The Night Before Basic, Killing Brain and Lung Cells On January 31, 1972, I flew to Texas to begin basic training. On April 2, 2007, te...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Bullets, Bikes and Rotor Blades: Random Motion, Perfectly Predictable

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Bullets rip from the barrel of modern rifles at more than 3000 feet per second.   Tanks fire armor-piercing shells that travel nearly ...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Obsessed With Ribbons: Civilian and Military

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For Illustration Only! This is what four ribbons looks like on a conference badge. I actually merit no ribbons! The selection of p...