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Tag Archives: Vets
The Afghanistan exit was a Charlie Foxtrot; Because of course it was
By: Peter Sessum Like many other veterans I have been asked what I thought about the recent events in Afghanistan a lot in the past week. My response is always the same, “America’s pull-out game is weak.” This was always … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Combat Zone, current-events, Evacuation, Kabul, Military, OEF, Veterans, Vets
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Don’t Thank Vets on Memorial Day
By Peter Sessum This is one of those things that drives veterans crazy, admittedly some take it too far. Civilians don’t see why it matters and while they don’t intend to offend, some do not fully grasp why it bothers … Continue reading
You fight on your terms but you win on their terms
By: Peter Sessum Why did the U.S. win WWII? it wasn’t because we coordinated with the Soviets to overrun Berlin or we dropped a couple atom bombs over Japan. That is how we fought the war, we won because both Germany and Japan surrendered. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge
Tagged Army, current-events, dogtag chronicles, Enlisted, Fight on your terms, Life Skills, Military, Military leadership, North Korea, North Korea Tunnel, Officers, politics, Special Forces, Veterans, Vets, win on their terms, WWII, Zombies
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Why the Marines United situation is so messed up
Some 30,000 people joined the Marines United Facebook group to share porn or images of women without their consent and to name and harass the women who appeared on their site. After it was successfully shut down, MU 2.0 formed … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge
Tagged Army, Boobs, current-events, deployhment, dogtag chronicles, Grunt, Infantry, Mad DogMattis, Marines, Marines United, Porn, Veterans, Vets
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No matter what you think you are made of, you are most likely wrong
By: Peter Sessum The History Channel recently completed the first season of The Selection, their social experiment where they took 30 civilian through a mock special operations selection course. I know it wasn’t their intention, but my veteran friends and … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, So There I Was
Tagged Air Force, Army, Basic Training, Boot Camp, Burpees, Cross Fit, CrossFit, dogtag chronicles, Experiences, Fun Mudder, Grunt, History Channel, If Only Ranger, Infantry, Life Skills, Military, navy seals, POG, PSYOP, Quit, quitters, So There I Was, Soldier, Spartan, Spartan Run, Special Forces, The Selection, Training, Veterans, Vets
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Suicide and Support: Don’t Be an Elitist Asshole
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
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
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
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Tagged dogtag chronicles, Life Skills, Military, Veteran's Day, Veterans, Vets, what is a vet?
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The Dogtag Chronicles 
Boba Fett isn’t Special Forces he is Still Just a POG
By: Peter Sessum No, Boba Fett isn’t the “quintessential Special Forces soldier of the ‘Star Wars’ universe” or even “much more than just a badass galactic warrior” as Task & Purpose (T&P) states in their clickbait article Why Star Wars’ … Continue reading →