My Mt. Rushmore of Punch-up Men
The guys on Mount Rushmore represent power, not principle. Fuck those guys. I’m carving my own Mt. Rushmore, out of the men who always did what was right, no matter the cost.
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Ranger tab with an Iceberg Device
The Army has a way of deciding what you’re good at before you ever get a vote. One Thanksgiving, our command sergeant major decided he wanted a Ranger scroll carved out of ice for the battalion dinner. Nobody knew why, and nobody wanted the job. I was the newest
Time is Not God.
I was just an Army cook. Then I got orders for ranger school. Chaos ensued.
I joined the Army as a cook, thinking it would keep me out of trouble. I wasn’t looking to be a hero; I just needed a reset. And the $35,000 bonus didn’t hurt. I figured I’d do my time, stay in the background, and come home