
Recounting my days of high adventure in the Marine Corps, and publishing a little science fiction along the way.
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Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, April 2008
Below is the final installment of my web site updates from our ’07-’08 deployment to Iraq. What is left out are the threats of physical violence I offered to Marines whose poor decision making was likely to...
Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines. Camp Liberty, Kuwait, 2008.
Having finally been relieved of our duties in Kharmah we had managed to catch a flight out of Al Taqaddum, Iraq and arrive in Kuwait. There we sat on cots and ate our fill...
The Department of Defense announced the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Joe L. Wrightsman, 23, of Jonesboro, La., died July 18, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan...
Company first sergeants deal with any number of incidents, issues, and other things I like to file under STUPID. I could always tell when a Stupid File was beginning to unfold in front of me.
Usually the stupid incident file opens with a...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
After a career of swashbuckling adventure in the U.S. Marines, Spearman Burke decided to try his hand at storytelling. His hobbies include wrestling sea monsters and hunting werewolves. He believes the Imperial destruction of Alderaan was justified.
Author of Pixie Noir & cozy supernatural mysteries • Artist • Scientist • Perennially inquisitive. Worlds of magic, science, & whimsy await. cedarwrites.com
Author of the Firehall Sagas. I write and publish science fiction and fantasy, drink IPAs, listen to Rush, and generally make my wife roll her eyes. Here's a picture of me with part of my crack editing staff!
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