I finally find time to relax, slowly closing my eyes taking a minute to enjoy the refreshing breeze and ever evading the sun. Suddenly, the ground rumbles from artillery rounds crashing violently to the earth, […]
Pre Deployment Phase: May of 2006
STELL Monday morning started off with a battle training brief, preparing for war: what soldiers should know and do. The brief was specifically designed for specialist and below. This brief may be the most important […]
My first Taste of War: Dead Meat (Pre-deployment)
It was April 14, 2004, when my perspective on the on the war on terror drastically changed. Arriving in country two months after the unit had already deployed, I knew I would encounter social integration […]
Preface: My War Journals: “We’ll call it war”
Donate to have this book in hardback formate At the tender age of 8 years old, my brother Danny and I sat in the pews of my father’s church playing games to keep entertained while […]
Protalus Inserts: Wounded Warrior Approved
People are drawn to Protalus because we are a symbol of change. By focusing on the cause of the problem, rather than the symptoms alone, we are creating a physical experience in which you can […]
My War Journals: Facebook Page
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My War Journals: April 16, 2006 Pre Deployment Family Picnic
Before we deployed to Iraq on our second deployment, our last deployment was from 2003-2004, our leadership felt it was important that we have a family picnic. This was important for company morale and it would help many of our […]
