Mans’ best friend is his best friend at war, too. (Well, he is if you don’t count the A-10 Warthog.) After the war, too: this has to be the most unusual wardog story you will […]
Author: lawngren
Behind the Curtain
* Editor’s note: Every now and then something comes up that you’re not sure if it’s meant to be ‘out loud’ in an article or not. Sometimes articles require praying about and lots of thought […]
Unseen Warriors
One branch of the military that is invisible unless you are closely involved in it is the support personnel, yet they make warfighting possible. A tank, a troop transport, an Apache helicopter, a fighter jet, […]
Afghan Hell: Wondering When
Dateline March 4, 2019: This is a story of injustice to make a heart of stone wail with grief. In this case, a measure of justice was finally achieved, but it is an illustration […]
Hell On The River
Several decades ago, I was lounging around in one of my favorite places on earth, a small gun shop. As with all wars, Vietnam had contributed its share of new varieties of weapons to the […]
Chaplains: Fighting the Three-Headed Monster
Not only are chaplains the most forgotten branch of service, they have to fight on three fronts. The first and most obvious is being with soldiers in combat. Second is fighting their own stresses and […]
Lions and Sheepdogs
We all know there are rogue cops, lazy cops, incompetent and uncaring cops, and other undesirables in uniform. We’ve all come in contact with one or more of those kinds of cops. But we’re not […]
Emergency Medical Responders
I do not believe in coincidence, at least not in the lives of believers. Today (yesterday as you read this) there was a medical emergency in my building. Obviously I can’t get specific; these things […]
The News Blues and The Fix
*Note from Duckie, Thank you lawngren, for the post, I sure appreciate the help. Due to business and other appointments I need to take care of, this thread is also going to be considered the […]
Fire Soldiers
Anyone who thinks that firefighting is even halfway easy is not acquainted with the reality. That was my thought as I began accumulating information on this war. For that reason, let me post this link […]