I hurt for my Marines, goodhearted American guys who'd bear these burdens for the rest of their lives. And I mourned for myself. Not in self-pity, bu….

When you are serving volunteer professional military, you take an oath to the Constitution, not to a policy or a president and you swear to obey the ….

People build continuity into their life: Places, friends and goals. We go to work on Monday with plans for Friday night, enroll as freshmen intending….

I was in Afghanistan and then obviously in Iraq. And I realized that you can't control life. You can do a lot to prepare. You can train, and at the e….

My team is the best, the platoon is good, the company is awful, and the battalion is actively trying to kill us..

Do nothing but be prepared to do anything..