Archive for February, 2016
A few months ago, a woman sitting next to me on an airplane started a friendly conversation. When she found out I was an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, she asked about something that was obviously bothering her. “My daughter’s friend is an Iraq veteran,” she said. “He wasn’t in combat, but he’s disabled by PTSD. […]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Iraq | 78 Comments
Tags: Fraud, PTSD, stolen valor, VA, veteran writers
I’ve finally released my third novel, Safe From the War, as an ebook on Amazon. Print and audio versions to follow (hopefully soon). This book is the prequel to Line in the Valley, and explains what my protagonist Jerry Nunez experienced in Houston before he was sent to fight on the Texas border. In one […]
Filed under: Cops, What Police Work is Really Like, Writing | 12 Comments
Tags: active shooter, military fiction, police, veteran writers
Holsters from Big Stick Defense
Sometimes it makes sense to carry a .380. Twenty years ago I wouldn’t have said that, but with today’s advances in ammunition technology the .380 has become a viable self-defense round. I’m a cop and don’t carry purely for self defense; it’s my job to advance toward a threat, not cover my and my family’s […]
Filed under: 2nd Amendment, Gear reviews, Uncategorized | 5 Comments
Tags: AIWB, Concealed Carry, EDC
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