October 2021 Reading List Selections: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Three Felonies a Day by Harvey A. Silverglate, Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, The Constitution of the United States of America, Holy Bible
Just spent the last two weeks in the Alaskan backcountry with Aaron Bloomquist’s Alaska Outfitters Unlimited. If you have been dreaming of hunting Alaska, I highly encourage you to give Aaron a call.
The September 2021 reading list selections are all books that relate to Afghanistan. If you are looking for a base from which to understand why we spent twenty years there and why we left the way we did, start in the pages of these selections.
Why do I favor changing the name of the Department of Defense back to the War Department - which it was called from 1789 until 1947? Check out my latest opinion piece in Townhall to find out.
Imperial Hubris: The Great Game Revisited | As we watch the U.S. Embassy evacuation in Kabul and see images of the Taliban taking control of the country, to those of us who fought there it is more than a strategic failure; it’s personal...
August 2021 Reading List Selections: Unrestricted Warfare by Col. Qiao Liang and Col. Wang Xiangsui., The Big Burn by Timothy Egan, Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, When the Lion Feeds by Wilber Smith, Taliban by Ahmed Rashid, Reacher Said Nothing by Andy Martin
July 2021 Reading List Selections: Out of the Mountains by David Kilcullen, Time to Hunt by Stephen Hunter, Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile, Freedom by Sebastian Junger, The Afghan Campaign by Steven Pressfield, The Bridge of San Louis Rey by Thornton Wilder
My guest on this week’s episode of the DANGER CLOSE Podcast is Ashley Horner. She is an entrepreneur, fitness trainer, model, endurance athlete, Tactical Games competitor, and the host of the IRONCLAD podcast Reborn with Ashley Horner. She is also the owner and operator of American Brew, a coffee / whiskey bar and restaurant in Virginia Beach, VA. Ashley regularly uses her platforms to raise money for the Unbroken Foundation, the Maison Fortune Orphanage in Haiti, and Spike’s K9 Fund.Her entrepreneurial spirit and drive coupled with her kindness and example are an inspiration.
My guest today on the podcast is Sebastian Junger, a journalist, war correspondent, number one New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. I first became aware of Sebastian’s work through his debut novel, THE PERFECT STORM, which spent three years on the New York Times bestsellers list and was later made into the movie starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. His debut film, RESTREPO, documents the wartime experience of a platoon in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley and was nominated for an Academy Award.
The inaugural SIG HUNTER GAMES are in the in the books! What an event! The Games took place over four days on the Queen Mountain Guest Ranch in Wyoming. The scored competition was two days. Ten teams of three competitors along with a Range Safety Officer moved through the Wyoming mountains on the clock.
