10 years. How I honor & remember 1LT Chris GoekeOne of the biggest turning points for me during my deployment in 2010, was the death of Army […] 14 Jul, 2020 in Alex Blog tagged war by Alex
We forget about the troopsYou know that guilty feeling about your privilege that you get when walking by homeless people downtown? Maybe […] 22 Jun, 2019 in Alex Blog tagged military / war by Alex
It’s Veteran’s Day, and we’re sufferingIt’s Veteran’s Day, which used to be about celebrating the end of war. Now we just pat ourselves […] 11 Nov, 2018 in Alex Blog tagged veterans / war by Alex
Do not forget the cost of warExactly 8 years ago, I learned that my West Point classmate Chris Goeke was killed in action around […] 15 Jul, 2018 in Alex Blog tagged military / war by Alex
Memorial Day is for the FallenI have no idea if people will really look upon this Memorial Day weekend as much more than […] 25 May, 2018 in Alex Blog tagged military / society / war by Alex
RIP Robert Wilson Collins, USMA ’08, who passed away on ...Yesterday marked 8 years since the death of Army 1st Lieutenant Rob Collins. He was a member of […] 8 Apr, 2018 in Alex Blog tagged military / usma / war by Alex
Why are we helping Saudi Arabia starve people in Yemen?The country known as Yemen is an absolute hell-hole right now. There are now more than 18 million […] 1 Dec, 2017 in Alex Blog tagged society / war by Alex
Stop this fake freaking war“This entire effort is intended to put pressure on the Taliban, to have the Taliban understand that you […] 23 Aug, 2017 in Alex Blog tagged society / war by Alex
“War Machine” from Netflix surprised meI thought this “War Machine” movie from Netflix was going to be too silly, but it is pretty […] 9 Jun, 2017 in Alex Blog tagged war by Alex
“War is a Racket” by MG Smedley Butler [Audiobook]This is a free audiobook of “War is a Racket” by Major General Smedley Butler, one of the […] 9 Apr, 2017 in Alex Blog tagged politics / society / war by Alex