Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to join the military. I’d play war with my friends, and as we got a little older into our childhood, the way we played war changed. We went from pointing plastic guns and arguing over who got who first and shooting...

In relationships we often want to see ourselves as the hero of the story and it didn’t work because of the other person’s actions. We at times have to take a deeply honest view of ourselves and see that we’re not completely free of blame and at times there...

The period from Sept through November was my least favorite time of the year in the Marine Corps. Marine Birthday Ball season, when the pressure was put on us to buy tickets to the birthday ball. Units would have fundraisers to lower costs and find other ways to try...

Around 10 years ago, I would wake up to an intense pain in my feet that felt like needles stabbing at my feet. The first few times I’d look around my bed and check if there was something sharp in my bed causing the sensations. I was also losing...

I remember waking up unusually early on Tuesday Sept 11, 2001. My platoon was going to the field that morning for a practice run before good size of the platoon was to head for Egypt for a few weeks of training. I went to check my email on AOL...

It’s been one of the hottest weekends of the entire year in southern California. I can’t help but remember where I spent most of my time in the Marine Corps, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center later Marine Corps Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center 29 Palms. ...