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The Brotherhood of Warriors War is the lowest common denominator among civilized men. Again and again “Civilization’s” cup runs over with irony leaving man vulnerable to seduction by the Devil’s harlot. She makes her bed between man’s weakness and his ambition and will breed with either. This unholy alliance ultimately leads to the conception and… Continue reading The Brotherhood of Warriors

Combat Eyes It lurks behind their eyes, Where the soul used to live. Eyes, which have seen too muchof war’s bad places. Where reality is too farBeyond human comprehensionBeyond human reasoningBeyond human sanity. The nether worldof death and carnage,Flash-burned and sealedin a fixed dimensionof atrocities bordered byunspeakable horror That forever scars the psyche,Everlastingly searing momentsThat… Continue reading Combat Eyes

The Becoming of a Man Those returning from war are changed,They are different; they are not the same.Anyone who has been to war, knows this as fact,Those who haven’t, can’t know.But it is irrelevant, not meaningful,To pick sides and fight about war experience,To defend and justify your life experience. Those veterans returning from warDo not… Continue reading The Becoming of a Man

What is a Veteran? “We are not charities or people to be pitied. Nor are we comfortable being called heroes. We are simply men and women with something in common: We were unwilling to abdicate our responsibility when the country needed us We didn’t ask for a pinch hitter — we raised our hand and… Continue reading What is a Veteran?

The Warrior’s Code of Honor As a combat veteran wounded in one of America’s wars, I offer to speak for those who cannot. Were the mouths of my fallen combat friends not stopped with dust, they would testify that life revolves around honor. In war it is understood that you give your word of honor… Continue reading The Warrior’s Code of Honor

The Fallen Soldier I am the fallen Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and Marine. Remember me. I am the one that held the line. Sometimes I volunteered. Sometimes I went because I was told to go. But when the nation called—I answered. In order to serve, I left behind the family, friends, and freedom that so many… Continue reading The Fallen Soldier

A Warrior’s Soul “A warrior’s soul is set ablaze once he stands face-to-face with Death and does not waiver. Once he realizes he has the ability to take another’s life and his own can end before his next breath, his innocence is forever lost and life takes on a new meaning. He will no longer… Continue reading A Warriors Soul

Controlling the Beast To survive war, we must become war. In the first stages of military training, the primordial self, that monster within each of us, must be brought to the surface, the predator must be let out of its cage. It is the very essence of that which civilization shuns and rejects, it is… Continue reading Controlling the Beast

A Veteran’s Explanation of PTSD and Suicide Prevention The explanation of PTSD by caregivers and other would-be experts would fill a library but has done little good. Something compels this writer of the Warrior’s Code of Honor to try and help out – not from a college/university professor’s eyes or from a medical person’s eyes… Continue reading A Veteran’s Explanation of PTSD and Suicide Prevention

Memorial Day All mountains are similar, but few bear a vein of gold and the same is true of man. Men look much the same, but not all possess the blood of a warrior and even fewer the strength of character to wager it. In order to protect our way of life and allow us… Continue reading Memorial Day

What Happens to These Old Warriors? After his last battle has been fought, his final tear shed, and the last goodbyes have been spoken, a warrior retires from the battlefield. On the surface the war is over for these splendid men and their labors and sacrifices are etched on the very souls of their brothers… Continue reading What Happens to These Old Warriors?

The Gathering Honey don’t even ask how my day isOr the proverbial why so glumIt should be obvious but none the lessYou’ve always been the inquisitive one I booked a road trip to hell and backStumbled over some rough terrainThe tears you see runnin’ down my cheekThey are from pain and not the rain Long… Continue reading The Gathering

FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) I am fear. I am the menace that lurks in the paths of life,never visible to the eye but sharply felt in the heart. I am the father of despair, the brother of procrastination,the enemy of progress, the tool of tyranny. Born of ignorance and nursed on misguided thought,I have… Continue reading FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real)

PTSD Quotes From “War and the Soul” “I shouldn’t be here. I should be dead a thousand times, the things I’ve been through. That’s why I’m just waitin’ for it. Death is chasing me. It’ll catch up to me. Nobody could survive what I did and still be alive. Sometimes I’m convinced I’m not.” “You’ve… Continue reading PTSD Quotes From “War and the Soul”