Are You Morally Opposed to Violence?
“Some men are morally opposed to violence. They are protected by men who are not.” -Nick Lavery This quote came
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Touching Another’s Soul
A long time ago a friend of mine told me that psychologists are just overpaid bartenders who don’t serve you
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The Warrior Scholar
I always thought it was ironic that people assume soldiers and police officers are somehow ignorant or less educated than
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More Than One Person
It’s been said that no one is just one thing. Even Hitler liked dogs. It may seem a simple thought,
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental
Way back in the latter half of 2001, I had someone ask me this: “If you got on a plane
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The One Chewing Gum and Smiling
A few years back, almost 30 now I guess, I was a firearms instructor and was at the range with
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Celebrate Arrogance but Stay Humble
There was a time in my life, quite a number of years ago, when I was still aspiring to be
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Paralleling The Edge
Past experience has shown that all of us have times in our life where we feel like we’re “close to
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Limiting vs. Empowering Yourself
A very wise man once said, although I argued with him about it for quite some time, “Everything is a
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Semicolons and Life
I recently read an article about the new tattoo rage: a semi-colon. People are apparently getting them tattood anywhere and
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Defend Yourself
Three teenagers attack an art teacher and beat her to the ground on video… A group of teenage girls trap
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This article may not apply equally to all generations who read it. It will not necessarily apply equally to military
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Teaching Our Children to be Victims?
Author’s Note: This article was originally published in June of 2008. There are references in it to ‘recent events’ and
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Our Warrior Culture
Author’s Note: Republished almost 16 years after I originally wrote it. Still just as applicable today as it was then.
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Reliance and Self-Reliance
This entry is a combination of an updated version of two blogs I wrote about 15 years ago. They have
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Getting Hit Hard – And Not Staying Down
“It’s not how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and still keep moving forward.” Sylvester Stallone
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The Value of Contact Sports
Throughout the course of my law enforcement career it has constantly caught my attention how many of my fellow officers
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Fear & Defense
Not long ago I was on a long drive and as the miles passed, I began to ponder fear, our
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The True Citizen Soldier
No, this article is not about National Guardsmen (or women). It’s not about any state or county run organization that
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Life’s Strongest Warriors
In today’s society we all-too-often here members of various generations criticizing each other. Baby Boomers will call Millennials “pansycakes” or
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