Category: Reflect

Boy soldier

Boy soldier I wanted to be in the military as long as I can remember.…

The Boys of Kilo

The Boys of Kilo It’s a curious thing when the boys of Kilo assemble. The…

Kilo memorial

Kilo memorial Below is a speech I gave at a Kilo 3/7 reunion in Scio,…

My Squad Leader

My Squad Leader I served in the Marine Corps for twenty-five years.  I was an…

Sorry, but it doesn’t bother me

Sorry, but it doesn’t bother me As Afghanistan fell to the Taliban following the fiasco…

Medevac part 3

Medevac part 3 I don’t remember much about the flight back to the U.S. except…

Medevac part 2

Medevac part 2 The cargo plan was full. The wounded are in stretchers. We are…

Medevac part 1

Medevac part 1 We flew back to the battalion in Al Qa’im.  Several Marines and…

Prelude to the medevac

Prelude to the medevac The world gets very small when someone is shooting at you. …

The last letter

The last letter When men go to war, when it gets real, they often write…

I remember

I remember I’m flying on a KC-130 tonight, on a training mission to refuel jets…

I didn’t die

I didn't die My son was four years old, playing with his toys in the…

I see him

I see him There are some interesting things that develop when you serve in the…

Belly of a plane

Belly of a plane I crawled into the belly of a plane once in my…

A reflection on Corpsman

A reflection on Corpsman Whenever a Marine bleeds or cries, there’s always a sailor beside…