History, religion, war, by a schizo vet trying to make sense of it all.
The following was written originally for a military community so I will try to add as much context as possible. I have been listening to the Extortion 17 audiobook and it really hits me hard. I was on my third deployment in Afghanistan when they were shot down. 2011 was a pretty hard damn year …
Continue reading Inside the Vultures nest – Extortion 17 and the paper airplane.
Chapter 2 has been posted to Wattpad, check it out.
"Good afternoon sir, we are here to help you. How can we help you?" Well, a bullet came through my window. "Where is the window that is damaged?" Well, it used to be here, that was before a bomb blew up the rest of the house. "So you don't have a broken window?" I had …
Continue reading A wartime comedy – The broken window theory
It is difficult to comprehend just how little tolerance there is for failure in the maintenance of aircraft. I have included an incident of an AH-47 that resulted in the loss of the crew and aircraft. A/C crashed in a soybean field and burned at approx 1900 hrs 12 mi south of Clarksville off Gholson …
Our military absolutely refused to come to the comprehension that no matter how hard we train for it, we are not fighting the grand Soviet American slugfest that had been publicly masturbated after for years and years. Not since WWII, the GREATEST FUCKING GENERATION! (News flash, no, you're not) have we fought ourselves a proper …
Check it out the first chapter, covering the logistical run to Badush prison. https://my.w.tt/umGHf2BET2
Time of the Great Dying The lake had gone through decades of decline and the bounty had drifted away. The lake had been a pivotal setting for the local environment for over 12,000 annual season changes, there were times where the lake disappeared completely, only to be refilled over the period of a few days. …
Continue reading Journal of the Lost – The People of Lake Thompson
