Shelter in Place, Fort Hood Texas

Shelter in Place.

Another shooting at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. God Bless the victims, their families, and the rest of America.  That’s all I can say right now, I mourn for our country…

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Here Bullet

Inspired by War

By Brian Turner 

If a body is what you want,
then here is bone and gristle and flesh.
Here is the clavicle-snapped wish,
the aorta’s opened valves, the leap
thought makes at the synaptic gap.
Here is the adrenaline rush you crave,
that inexorable flight, that insane puncture
into heat and blood. And I dare you to finish
what you’ve started. Because here, Bullet,
here is where I complete the word you bring
hissing through the air, here is where I moan
the barrel’s cold esophagus, triggering
my tongue’s explosives for the rifling I have
inside of me, each twist of the round
spun deeper, because here, Bullet,
here is where the world ends, every time.

“Here, Bullet” from Here, Bullet © 2005 by Brian Turner.
Reprinted with the permission of Alice James Books.

Men in Black: Story of War

By U.S. Army Specialist Colby Buzzell

Warning: The following text contains language that may be considered offensive.

I was in my room reading a book (Thin Red Line) when the mortars started coming down. Sgt Horrocks ripped open the door and yelled, “Grab your guys! And go to the motor pool! The whole BATTALION is rolling out!” Holy shit! The whole Battalion?! This must be big.

Honor Flight

Later this week, a local World War II veteran will take the trip of a lifetime, and it’s a trip that’s years in the making.

Named after a former president, Woodrow Wilson Hairl served under General Patton in France and Switzerland.

BRIT-speak 10

Here’s the tenth  installment from “The Best of British.” I’ve heard maybe a handful of these terms my entire life. No wonder my friends across the pond chuckle at me; we essentially speak the same the same language but geography has played a big part in the diversity there is between the two counties. Enjoy!  

• Shambolic – In a state of chaos. Generally heard on the news when the government is being discussed!

Support Homeless Veterans

Fellow Americans–

Together We Can Make Sure Every Veteran Has Safe Stable Housing.

Make a positive difference, choose to put your gratitude into action  & support Never Another Homeless Veteran

To learn more about ways to get involved visit…

Jessica Lynch rescued from Iraqi Hospital: 2003

On this day in 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war  was rescued from an Iraqi hospital. The story of the 19-year-old supply clerk, who was captured by Iraqi forces in March 2003, gripped America; however, it was later revealed that some details of Lynch’s dramatic capture and rescue might have been exaggerated.