Veterans Day is for the old folks who remember their youth and those who were young with them. They remember the young people who didn’t have the chance to get old. My Dad got a chance to get old. He out-lived his Dad, just like I’m out-living him.
FATHER TIME ON THE MARCH EVERY DAY, EVEN FATHER’S DAY
June 19, 2021 by
When I was a kid, Father Time looked like my Grandpa. It helped that my Grandpa looked like President “I Like Ike” Eisenhower. I was six years old in 1960 when things changed. The new president looked more my dad’s age. The big job went from the Supreme Allied Commander Europe five star Army general, […]
SOLDIER ADVICE: WHEN TO STAY, WHEN TO GO
March 2, 2021 by
Soldier advice usually comes from one place in the beginning. Can you guess where? If you said “recruiter,” you are correct. First they make an alluring argument for signing up. College money, healthcare, clothing, living expenses, food allowance. It’s all right here for a military career. If that hook isn’t sunk deep enough, Drill Sergeants […]
SMALL JOBS BRING BIG RESULTS LATER
June 27, 2020 by
A Navy admiral told a group of graduates the key to success begins with completing small jobs. What he told Texas grads was, “Make your bed.” Not an impossible task, not since your mom told you to make your bed. Now an admiral. So mom was right on target.
AUTHORITY MAN: KNOW THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM, HEAR THEM
April 9, 2020 by
Authority man comes in all different shapes and sizes, but the flavor never changes. Even when they favor you and I, empathy leaves a slightly bitter taste. We cheer when authority man rules our way, but forget that we’re one misstep from being ruled against. Then what happens?
PREEMPTIVE CONVERSATION: SORRY, I WASN’T LISTENING
February 22, 2020 by
When is the best time for a Preemptive Conversation? Married men have different answers than singles, from both sides of the fence: Her side, and yer side.
MILITARY PARADE IN ELEVEN ARMY MEDIC VETERAN STEPS
March 10, 2018 by
1. Join the service and serve the agreed upon time. USMC, USN, USA, USAF, etc. 2. Go to boot camp. If it’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done the rest of your life, you’re not trying hard enough. 3. Go to school and get qualified to do a military job. […]
KA-BAR TO THE RESCUE AGAINST BEARS AND OTHERS
February 7, 2018 by
One of the benefits of being an Armed Forces veteran from the mid-70’s is the ability to relate to other veterans, to show respect for their service today. History is full of great moments of grace and dignity, pomp and circumstance, but veteran to veteran isn’t about a parade, or acknowledgement. Getting […]
7 WAYS TO JOIN A MILITIA THAT MATTERS
January 18, 2016 by
Join a militia expecting things to go right? Then join the right militia. First, look in the mirror. Take a good, long, look. Do you see an eighteen year old? Nineteen or twenty? Or do you see a forty or fifty year old? Maybe sixty? Either way, ask yourself if you really want to join […]
BABY BOOMERS: OLDER SIBLINGS OF THE WORLD
November 29, 2014 by
When Big Brother Is A Good Thing. In a large sense baby boomers have become the big brother of the world. Boomers young (50) and old (68) have caught plenty of heat over the years, but their influence is everywhere. Save the earth? Peace? Equality? Women’s rights? Gay rights? In such a huge demographic, baby […]
