Project Eldest Son: Ammo That Betrayed

Viet Cong soldier stands beneath carrying his AK-47 rifle. He was participating in the exchange of POWs by the Four Power Joint Military Commission. Photo by SSgt. Herman Kokojan – Defense Visual Information Center. During the Vietnam War, the United States employed various forms of unconventional warfare to undermine enemy operations. Among these clandestine tactics, one of the…

The Crossing Back

He came home with powder still in his pores,the scent of cordite sunk deep in his marrow.Eyes scorched hollow by muzzle-flash nights,where blood ran quicker than thoughtand names were lost before they were spoken.His sleep is a thicket of cries cut short,a language of bone and grit,spoken once and never forgotten. Now the world wants…

The Jet Ski Scam

This is a common scam that can turn your vacation into a nightmare. Imagine you’re enjoying a beautiful day at the beach and decide to rent a jet-ski at what seems like a reasonable price. The friendly vendor offers to hold your passport as a security deposit, and you agree. After half an hour of…

A little moto run by Dutch Commando, Arminius Tribe

Achnacarry (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na Cairidh; ‘field of the fish-trap/weir’) is a small hamlet, private estate, and a castle in the Lochaber region of Highland, Scotland. It occupies a strategic position on an isthmus between Loch Lochy to the east, and Loch Arkaig to the west. The settlement has a long association with Clan Cameron: Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel built the original Achnacarry Castle in about 1655. This was destroyed…

The Mercy That Finds You

“A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out.” —Isaiah 42:3 God doesn’t ask for perfection, only that you keep rising, trusting His mercy more than your own strength. —D. + + +  When you stumble—speak out of turn, lose your patience, get swept into some needless quarrel—don’t…