I wrote this story for the Naval Special Warfare Magazine Ethos, and it was published in Issue #26 in November 2104. ——- It was 1945, and he was a 22 year old ensign in the Navy, swimming alone in a small bay off the coast of Japan, looking at the shoreline through his face mask. He…
I recently watched the movie Lone Survivor – a movie adaptation of Marcus Luttrell’s book of the same name. I give the movie an overall B+. There were several things I really liked about it, one glaring thing I didn’t like, and a few omissions which I found regrettable. Spoiler alert: If you have either…
The latest Naval Special Warfare Ethos Magazine is out, and it includes my essay On Becoming a (good) SEAL. The entire issue can be seen here. My essay faces a great essay by Capt Bob Gusentine providing guidance to future Senior Enlisted Advisors. There are a number of really good articles in this issue, including…
