Archive for September, 2013
So there I was, minding my own business, parked in a dark parking lot watching a crime hot spot across the street. This was years back, when worry about terrorism was way high. Officers were still assigned to guard critical sites like electrical stations and water purification plants. A friend of mine was guarding one […]
Filed under: Cops, What Police Work is Really Like | 12 Comments
Tags: police work, veteran writers
This essay was published in Iron Mike Magazine on 25 September. http://ironmikemag.com/the-cost-of-desk-jockey-decisions-and-honoringtrue-brotherhood/ —————————————————————————————- A few days ago I saw a video of soon-to-be Medal of Honor recipient Captain Will Swenson in combat. The video was taken by a medevac helicopter crewman who flew in to pick up a badly wounded Soldier, Sergeant First Class Kenneth […]
Filed under: Afghanistan | 4 Comments
Tags: Iron Mike, Medal of Honor, veteran writers, Will Swenson
Just wanted to drop a last minute reminder that I’ll be speaking with two other authors and signing books tomorrow at the River Oaks Bookstore in Houston. I realize I should have done this earlier, but I’m really bad at this whole self-promotion thing. I now have printed copies of my book for sale. If […]
Filed under: Writing | 8 Comments
Tags: river oaks bookstore, veteran authors
Purple Hearts for PTSD?
This was published by BreachBangClear in two parts on September 17th and 18th. http://www.breachbangclear.com/site/10-blog/485-should-we-award-purple-hearts-for-ptsd.html http://www.breachbangclear.com/site/10-blog/486-should-we-award-purple-hearts-for-ptsd-part-ii.html Yes, it’s a long essay. But some things can’t be explained in a short blurb. Especially something this close to my heart. ————————————————————————— SHOULD WE AWARD PURPLE HEARTS FOR PTSD? No, we shouldn’t. I came home from Afghanistan angry and […]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Iraq | 17 Comments
Tags: military posers, PTSD, purple heart, veteran writers
Patriot’s Day
I got out of the Army National Guard in August 2001. I had been on inactive status for a year, while I worked as a UN police officer in Kosovo. When my enlistment expired I considered just staying out. Yes, the Guard is allegedly only one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer. […]
Filed under: Writing | 24 Comments
Tags: 9/11, veteran writers
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