I wrote the following post to my class West Point discussion list a while ago. Tonight was Ah-nulled Schwarzenegger night at the movies. I watched Conan the Barbarian since I hadn't seen it in quite a while. The film about Robert E. Howard's timeless character was filmed in Spain, some 16 years after Clint Eastwood's initial dabbling with… Continue reading “I’m so cold…so cold…”
When I first heard, saw, or read, "MAGA", my thoughts immediately went elsewhere, outside of the political realm, where the word, "maga", was not an acronym, where it was half of the duo, "Krav Maga". The term is derived from the Hebrew words "krav", meaning combat, and "maga", meaning contact. Krav Maga is a gift… Continue reading There’s Something Wrong with My Neck
An “Assault Weapon” is an item that’s used by the aggressor in an assault. Period. It can range from panty hose, to a baseball bat, to a flower vase, to a sharp instrument (knife, box cutter, etc.). Politically, this is the umbrella term for firearms so that they can be compartmentalized, implying that their removal… Continue reading The Assault Rifle Myth
A tale of purgatory. A scenario of transition. A true, short tale of a time between military active duty and the subsequent transition to civilian life. I’ve changed the names because…well…I’ve just changed the names. It made it easier to write. Rated R for language and sexual content. “Yo, Matt!” Matt Turner snatched the tossed… Continue reading A Time for Change
The proudest - and most difficult - achievement of my life. “I woke up in a cold sweat, I had a nightmare that I was still in Ranger School. Thank God that I was in Vietnam. Compared to Ranger School, combat was easy.” ~ COL. Robert A. "Tex" Turner, Ranger Hall of Fame.
Chalk Dust 