Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Saturday, January 2, 2021

Ten Years of Necessary Facts

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This blog was launched on 2 January 2011. It was inspired by Gregory Browne’s  Necessary Factual Truths  (University Press of America, 2001)...
Monday, June 29, 2020

This Knife Might Not Work Once

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This Northwest Trail knife is built wrong. Clipped into your pocket, when you take it out, you have to flip it around before you can open it...
Friday, November 29, 2019

Donating to the USO

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The USO is the only military service charity that I donate to. Soon after I joined the Texas State Guard, I began getting solicitations from...
Sunday, September 15, 2019

BAND OF BROTHERS

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For me, the theme was leadership seen through the experiences of 2LT (eventually Major) Dick Winters. The corollaries included the importan...
Saturday, September 14, 2019

TURN THE SHIP AROUND

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“Ahead two-thirds,” said the Captain. “Ahead two-thirds,” repeated the officer of the deck. The helm did nothing. They sat there, both of t...
Sunday, May 12, 2019

Regimental Public Affairs Officer

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On May 4 and-5 May 2019, I attended training for public affairs officers in the Texas Military Department. The training was presented by pu...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Thoughts on "Soldier’s Heart"

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From my mother’s sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze. Six miles from earth, loosed from its d...