This post was a commentary that originally aired on KOSU Radio in 2012. During the war in Iraq soldier Alex Horton wrote the popular blog, Army of Dude. “There was no whimper, no cries for mother or last words when Chevy died. The explosion that blew him out of the Stryker made him, for a […]
Trivial Pursuit Terrorism Edition
Terrorism is never going to end, and I knew this nearly 20 years before President George W. Bush in 2001, declared War on Terrorism. You probably knew it, too. One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. I figured this out in December 1983, when the IRA bombed a department store in London. They killed […]
War Infographic: Generation Conflict
The following infographic highlights all the various wars and conflicts that have taken place since 1961. By broadest definition, the years for Generation X are 1961 to 1981. Somedays, it seems that the War on Terror, which officially began in 2001, will be with us for the rest of our lives. For more information on […]
25th Anniversary of the USS Stark Attack
Through the storm we reach the shore You give it all but I want more And I’m waiting for you With or without you… From U2, 1987 37 Sailors Died at Sea On May 17, 1987, 37 U.S. Sailors died when their ship was attacked by the Iraqis. Another and 21 were injured. The Persian […]
Generation X Women and War
Click here or on the above image to view an enlarged version of this infographic from ColumnFive Media. They say that knowledge of the past is a key to understanding the present. I have a degree in history, so you’d think I’d have a better grasp than most on the contemporary, but unfortunately, I just […]
Growing Up in a Nuclear World
Being a kid growing up in a nuclear world meamt fear of total thermo-nuclear annihilation. Yesterday, I read a story in the New York Times about a nuclear plant in Ohio with a 30-foot hairline crack in a reactor. All I could think of was, I really wish I could stop worrying about these […]
Generation X and War
“Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who’ve ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t […]