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“IF YOU CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS,
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Night Runs

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Processing the Process

And so it begins. It’s not the first time. It won’t be the last. You’re only halfway…

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Arizona Airspeed

Jumping into some of the best drop zones on Earth. Dancing in mid-air in wind tunnels around the world while…

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Service Beyond The Military: Conservation Legacy

A few months ago, I found myself doing something I never anticipated: after six years of active duty, I left…

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The Iceman

On September 19, 1991, German tourists Helmut and Erika Simon were hiking in the Öttzal Alps along the Italian-Austrian border…

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King of Close-Quarters Combat

If you’ve ever trained in hand-to-hand or close-quarters combat, you probably have Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. to thank.…

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Hero Worship Is Not A Zero Sum Game

This is the statement I posted on January 27, 2020 on many Veteran-associated pages after they re-posted the news article…

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Humanizing The Inhumanity of War

In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien blends fact and fiction in his depiction of the Vietnam War he…

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White Lies

The familiar smell of singed JP8 and stale grease lingers, stubborn and thick in the air. Beneath me, the aluminum…

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King of Close-Quarters Combat

If you’ve ever trained in hand-to-hand or close-quarters combat, you probably have Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. to thank.…

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Hero Worship Is Not A Zero Sum Game

This is the statement I posted on January 27, 2020 on many Veteran-associated pages after they re-posted the news article…

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Humanizing The Inhumanity of War

In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien blends fact and fiction in his depiction of the Vietnam War he…

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White Lies

The familiar smell of singed JP8 and stale grease lingers, stubborn and thick in the air. Beneath me, the aluminum…

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Living Through War: Honor That Lasts Through The Hard Times

The history of humans is the history of war. People have always found a reason to fight others. Sometimes for…

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Tanned, Rested, And Ready: Tyler Giles' Life On the Run

Tyler Giles is a friend of mine, a dedicated lifter, an ultra-marathon runner, and an international mergers and acquisitions attorney.…

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What My Dog Taught Me

Every morning my dog Laurel and I go to the back door. Every time she quivers in anticipation of what…

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Nellie Bly: Insane Journalism

Nellie Bly was a writer, a reporter, and sometimes an inventor. But at her core, Nellie Bly was a seeker.…

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No Plans Are the Best Plans...Sometimes

I’ve been privileged to keep company with some very cool, very knowledgeable people during the course of my law…

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Night Runs

I used to be able to crank out twenty pull-ups and a nineteen minute 3-mile run while legally drunk. But…

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Processing the Process

And so it begins. It’s not the first time. It won’t be the last. You’re only halfway…

OP-ED  |  

Arizona Airspeed

Jumping into some of the best drop zones on Earth. Dancing in mid-air in wind tunnels around the world while…

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Service Beyond The Military: Conservation Legacy

A few months ago, I found myself doing something I never anticipated: after six years of active duty, I left…

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The Iceman

On September 19, 1991, German tourists Helmut and Erika Simon were hiking in the Öttzal Alps along the Italian-Austrian border…

OP-ED  |  

King of Close-Quarters Combat

If you’ve ever trained in hand-to-hand or close-quarters combat, you probably have Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. to thank.…

OP-ED  |  

Hero Worship Is Not A Zero Sum Game

This is the statement I posted on January 27, 2020 on many Veteran-associated pages after they re-posted the news article…

OP-ED  |  

Humanizing The Inhumanity of War

In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien blends fact and fiction in his depiction of the Vietnam War he…

OP-ED  |  

White Lies

The familiar smell of singed JP8 and stale grease lingers, stubborn and thick in the air. Beneath me, the aluminum…

OP-ED  |  

Living Through War: Honor That Lasts Through The Hard Times

The history of humans is the history of war. People have always found a reason to fight others. Sometimes for…

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Tanned, Rested, And Ready: Tyler Giles' Life On the Run

Tyler Giles is a friend of mine, a dedicated lifter, an ultra-marathon runner, and an international mergers and acquisitions attorney.…

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What My Dog Taught Me

Every morning my dog Laurel and I go to the back door. Every time she quivers in anticipation of what…

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Nellie Bly: Insane Journalism

Nellie Bly was a writer, a reporter, and sometimes an inventor. But at her core, Nellie Bly was a seeker.…

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No Plans Are the Best Plans...Sometimes

I’ve been privileged to keep company with some very cool, very knowledgeable people during the course of my law…

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Death Wish or Life Wish?

“Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to…

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Albert Hofmann: An Accidental Trip

Die Living isn’t just about exploring the outer limits of what our bodies can do. It’s also about…

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Don't Let Them Win

The number one truth about parenting is that there is no rulebook, no handy guide, no methodology that is guaranteed…

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Your Die Living Christmas List

Last year, on Facebook, I posted a list of five things I bought in 2018 that I thought people ought…

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Encouragement For Tough Guys, From A Tough Guy

This morning I want to throw around a couple "hard to swallow pills". The military doesn't have a…

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Brutal Deconstruction of Self Will Drive Improvement and Success

I joined the Marines right out of high school fueled by equal parts patriotism, and the movies; Uncommon Valor, Apocalypse…

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Florence Ilott: The Sprint

Three-hundred-and-fifty-three meters in fifty seconds. It was in 1934 that Florence Ilott dashed across the Westminster bridge in the time…

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They Always Come Through: What Veterans Day Means to A Career Marine

I’ve been a United States Marine for almost twenty-five years now. It’s all I ever wanted to be,…

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Protectors, not Punishers: Law Enforcement in the 21st Century

“To me, it's disturbing whenever I see authority figures embracing Punisher iconography because the Punisher represents a failure of the…

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Suffering Reading List

Suffering is a well-trodden topic. From Hollywood movies to tall tales, oral histories to family anecdotes, even in song (especially…

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Hudson Stuck: Mountain Slayer

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