One of the most professional soldiers I worked with in Iraq during my tour in 2004 was Colonel Logan Barbee who was a professor of agricultu...

There is no doubt that thousands of Iranian agents are inside Iraq and they are training, supplying and fighting with the various anti-Ameri...

The emails tell me I am scheduled to go on active duty February 1st. If only a set of printed orders would materialize some time soon, I cou...

When I re-read portions of the “War Journal” I maintained during my mobilizations in 2003 and 2004, it is amazing to see that the average se...

Police officers hate the term “routine traffic stop”. Anyone who has done our job long enough knows that there is no such thing. Like infant...

I anticipate that my mobilization orders will arrive shortly. My date to go on active duty is not too far away. It was announced this week t...

During my 2004 tour in Iraq, the Marines fought hard in Fallujah and other areas in western Iraq. We worked with some of these Marines and, ...

Now that the President’s new plan is out in the open, he has also made it clear that we will have to do something about the support of the v...

I received a tentative date for my mobilization, but with my long experience in and out of the military, I believe that I will just wait for...

As I wait for my mobilization orders, I am re-publishing the op-ed pieces that I wrote during and after my 2004 tour in Iraq. I began the ...

One of my contemporaries recently told me that his son, a former Army Ranger, has joined the ranks of the private security contractors in Ir...

The following entry is a follow-up to the December 30th piece about Mike Harrington . In November of 2005 I had the opportunity to meet Li...

The hanging of Saddam Hussein at the end of 2006 brings a long and horrendous era to a close. While there are those who may oppose capital p...

I’d like to tell you about another friend of mine, Sergeant First Class Michael Harrington. The previous piece about the Purple Heart medal...

Since returning from Iraq in October, 2004, I have met many other Iraq war veterans as I worked the streets of Central Florida as a police o...

I have been blessed to serve with some great American soldiers over the years. One of these was Sergeant First Class Dan McKinney. Although ...

After I was back in the good old USA for a few months, I still remembered those with whom I served in Iraq. Only those who have been to war...

It is late Christmas Day. Please read “Christmas at War” from yesterday and may everyone have a wonderful holiday season. Now that Christma...

Friends and fellow Americans: There is nothing lonelier than being a soldier who is immersed in a world of war while your family is forced...

As the sectarian violence in Iraq continues to plaque that new democracy, we are reminded that not all cultures are like ours. During my to...