Tag Archives: Combat Zone

ROE and why civilians scare me

Posted on February 18, 2017 by psessum

By Peter Sessum People tend to think that other people think like them. So when a civilian says he is worried about vets becoming violent I know it is not because he has an insight into the military mind. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Aaron Ybarra, active shooter, Afghan, Afghanistan, Allen Ivanov, Army, Centcom, Civilians, Combat Zone, current-events, dogtag chronicles, Kabul, Mass Shooting, Military, ROE, Rules of Engagement, School Shooting, Seattle Pacific University, SPU, the dogtag chronicles, Training, UN, United Nations, Veterans, Vets | 1 Comment

Sometimes the military does some good

Posted on February 4, 2017 by psessum

BY: Peter Sessum Every veteran I know has stories about discussions with young, idealistic civilians that didn’t go well. At some point we have all been lectured about all the babies that we are killing, all the countries we are invading … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge, So There I Was | Tagged Afghan, Afghanistan, Army, Civilian, Combat Zone, dogtag chronicles, Enlisted, Grunt, Hearts and Minds, Infantry, Kandahar, Life Skills, Military, Mission, My Deployment, OEF, Operation Enduring Freedom, PSYOP, reconstruction, So There I Was, Taliban, Veterans, Village | Leave a comment

Suicide and Support: Don’t Be an Elitist Asshole

Posted on November 22, 2016 by behrlylit

It’s been over a year now since I wrote the first draft of this article. Reading over it is pretty excruciating, it reads like a poor attempt at controlling an angry rant. Probably because that’s what it was. The initial … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged 22 a day, 9/11, Afghanistan, Civilian, Combat Zone, Contractor, current-events, FOB, Iraq, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Soldier Suicide, Suicide, suicide bomber, technically a vet, VA, veteran support, Veterans, Vets | Leave a comment

Who is to Blame for 9/11 a Veteran’s Perspective

Posted on October 25, 2015 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum This has been in news lately as names have been thrown around and the blame being passed like a political hot potato. I thought it might be fun to weigh in, not the political part because we … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged 9/11, Army, Bill Clinton, bin Laden, Bush, Clinton, Combat Zone, George Bush, Leadership, Military, Osama bin Laden, Sept 11, September 11, Veterans, World Trade Center | 5 Comments

When Hearts and Minds Fail: The Infamous Matchbooks

Posted on July 14, 2015 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum The hunt for Osama bin Laden took far longer than it should have. For years everyone was wondering how the most famous man in the world stayed hidden in Afghanistan with the might and resources of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, So There I Was | Tagged Afghan, Afghanistan, AK-47, al-Qaeda, Army, Combat Zone, Cultural Awareness, dogtag chronicles, Experiences, Kandahar, Leadership, Life Skills, matchbooks, Military, Military leadership, Mission, My Deployment, Osama bin Laden, Pashtun, Psychological Operations, PSYOP, PSYOP product, So There I Was, Soldier, Taliban, Urdu, Village | Leave a comment

Be Grateful for the Support or it Will Go Away

Posted on February 26, 2015 by psessum

By Peter Sessum In a recent New York Times (NYT) article veterans weighed in on how they felt about civilians thanking them for their service. I have talked to a number of vets about this and while we all agreed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Blue Falcons, Civilians, Combat Zone, current-events, dogtag chronicles, Experiences, Marines, Military, politics, PSYOP, Service, Thank you, Veterans, Vets | 2 Comments

Profile in Service: Warren Eddy

Posted on January 5, 2015 by psessum

A Boy Lands on Normandy and Becomes a Man By: Fred M. Apgar Warren Eddy was the youngest of six children who were raised in a rural part of northern Minnesota. Shortly after he graduated from high school, his family … Continue reading →

Posted in Profiles of Service, Real Heroes | Tagged 29th Infantry Division, 40 MM Bofors, Army, Combat Zone, D Day, dogtag chronicles, Eddy, Fred Apgar, Fred M. Apgar Warren Eddy, Greatest Generation, Military, Mission, Normandy, Officers, Omaha Beach, Regiment, the dogtag chronicles, Veterans, Vets, Warren Eddy, WWII | Leave a comment

Profile in Service: Harry Miller

Posted on August 17, 2014 by psessum

By: Fred Apgar With a career that spanned two branches of service and three wars, Harry Miller exemplifies the value of service to our nation. Miller grew up in Columbus, Ohio, the youngest of six children. To help support his … Continue reading →

Posted in Profiles of Service | Tagged 82nd Airborne Division, Air Force, Army, Battle of the Bulge, Combat Zone, dogtag chronicles, Germany, Greatest Generation, Harry Miller, Infantry, Korea, Korean War, Military, Profile of Service, Profiles in Service, Profiles of Service, Strategic Air Command, Tank, Veterans, Vets, vietnam vet, Vietnam War, WWII | Leave a comment

Stop Contributing to Post Traumatic Stress: Vets are not all crazy

Posted on August 15, 2014 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum Every veteran has heard this in some way, shape or form. Usually by some uninformed individual that is in no way qualified to make that diagnosis. One reason why it is one of the more powerful ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Afghan, Afghanistan, Army, Bully, Combat Zone, crazy, current-events, dogtag chronicles, Harassment, Infantry, Life Skills, Military, politics, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTS, PTSD, Shell Shock, stop contributing to post traumatic stress, Veterans, Vets | Leave a comment

Iraq and Back – One year later

Posted on August 4, 2014 by psessum

This post was written by an outside author and posted for him by a DTC editor. The post has been deleted due to evidence that the original author does not live up to the standards that we have here at … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged Army, Combat deployment, Combat Zone, current-events, Deployment, dogtag chronicles, Experiences, hypervigilance, Iraq, Leadership, Life Skills, Military, Military leadership, My Deployment, National Guard, Officers, PDHA, Post Deployment Health Assessment, PTSD, Redeployment, transition home, Veterans, Vets | Leave a comment