He ran as he’d never run before, with neither hope nor despair. He ran because the world was divided into opposites and his side had already been chosen for him, his only choice being whether...

In the simple moral maxim the Marine Corps teaches — do the right thing, for the right reason — no exception exists that says: unless there’s criticism or risk. Damn the consequences.

Huxley: “Tell me something Bryce, do you know the difference between a Jersey, a Guernsey, a Holstein, and an Ayershire?”Bryce: “No.”Huxley: “Seabags Brown does.”Bryce: “I don’t see what that has to do…”Huxley: “What do you...

Everyday US Marines make possible the impossible and then go about their business like it’s just the way things are supposed to be.

I found myself surrounded by really old veterans wearing hats that said, “Retired Marine – SEMPER FI.” These hats didn’t appear to fit on their heads, but instead seemed to hover over them.At one point,...

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

As a civilian, I know nothing about combat, the Marine Corps experience or modern man’s struggle adjusting to peace after war. I only know what’s been shared with me; confidences I would never betray, nor...

The essence of the Marine Corps experience, I decided, was pain.

We ended up our talk by my asking Dennis his feelings now about the Marines. Any regrets for all those wounds? Or about having been sent to and having to fight an unpopular war?”No. The...

Show me a hero and I’ll show you a bum.