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Don’t be a Dick on Veteran’s Day
I have been seeing articles popping up lately by vets about Veteran’s Day. Some are insisting they are not a hero and some are pissed that some furniture store is having a sale because this day is about sucking up … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged dogtag chronicles, Life Skills, Military, Veteran's Day, Veterans, Vets, what is a vet?
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Random Memory: The Power of the Sham Shield
By Peter Sessum A recent post on social media about the attitudes of the enlisted ranks in the Army prompted me to write this. The breakdown of ranks were pretty accurate but I thought the Specialist one was too limiting … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge, Military Leadership, Random Memories
Tagged AR 670-1, Army, CSM, dogtag chronicles, E-4, E4, Enlisted, Experiences, Germany, Leadership, Life Skills, Management, Military, Military leadership, Rank, Rnadom Memory, Sergeant Major, Sham Shield, So There I Was, Spec-4 Mafia, Specialist, Veterans, Vets
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What it Feels Like to be a Veteran: Harry Potter
By: Peter Sessum The military experience can be difficult to put into words that civilians understand. Not that they lack the mental capacity, but it is hard to put it in terms that they can relate to. Military life is … Continue reading
Random Memory: Sledding in Bosnia
By: Peter Sessum I started the Dogtag Chronicles because of experiences I had on campus at the University of Washington. Too many people seemed to think people in the military are a bunch of clone troopers waiting to be sent … Continue reading
Posted in Random Memories, So There I Was
Tagged 1-26 INF, Army, Big Red One, Blue Spaders, Bosnia, Camp Dobol, Deployment, dogtag chronicles, Enlisted, Experiences, FOB, Grunt, IFOR, Infantry, Life Skills, Military, Mortars, Mount Vis, My Deployment, NATO, Operation Joint Endeavor, POG, SFOR, So There I Was, University of Washington
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When Hearts and Minds Fail: The Infamous Matchbooks
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
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Random Memory: Shark Attack
By: Peter Sessum This week is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel and what better way to celebrate than to talk about a real life shark attack. Unfortunately, I don’t have an underwater experience to share, but this should be … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Random Memories, So There I Was
Tagged 1/50, Army, Basic Training, Boot Camp, Cattle car, Charlie Company, dogtag chronicles, Experiences, Fort Benning, Grunt, Infantry, knife hand, Knifehand, Life Skills, Military, Pathfinders, privates, Shark Attack, So There I Was, Soldier, Training
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Be Grateful for the Support or it Will Go Away
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
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Profile in Service: Warren Eddy
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
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Profile in Service: Harry Miller
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
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The Dogtag Chronicles 
Protesting the national anthem distracts from your cause but you have the right to do it
As patriot, proud of my service, I can say without reservation that I don’t give a good damn if a football player stands for the national anthem or not. In fact, having the choice to stand or not it is … Continue reading →