by Luke Ryan July 8, 2019 18 Culture Military Veterans: What does ‘The Next Objective’ mean to you? A lot of veteran organizations use the phrase “the next objective” — it’s a great way of communicating to militaryContinue Reading
by Luke Ryan March 13, 2019 4 Culture Military The Small Tasks What comprises a firefight? When you talk about bullets zipping down hallways or mortars whistling and crashing through the night,Continue Reading
by Wayne Capacillo March 6, 2019 19 Podcast Videos Ranger Candy Running Show/Podcast Episode #001 Audio only: http://traffic.libsyn.com/rangercandyrunning/Ranger_Candy_Running_Week_1.mp3 Welcome to my weekly vlog/show on my journey to running my first ultra marathon and beyond. AsContinue Reading
by Luke Ryan February 27, 2019 9 Culture The gift of modern medicine Sometimes I fancy myself a sort of nomad. I have never fully embraced the nomadic lifestyle — I’ve never livedContinue Reading
by Luke Ryan February 23, 2019 8 Culture Military The Gun and the Scythe: Writing poetry and delving inward “The Gun and the Scythe” is an upcoming book of poetry written by Army veteran Luke Ryan, based on hisContinue Reading
by Alex Green February 1, 2019 24 Military May 2nd, 2011: We got him May 1st 2011. It was another warm night, not unusual for the time of year in this region of Afghanistan.Continue Reading
by Luke Ryan January 3, 2019 4 Creative Regulars Who is he? He who scars the earth He who pushes back against the venom Or helps it on itsContinue Reading
by Luke Ryan December 14, 2018 8 Culture Military When you miss the war When you listen to someone tell stories of their time in the service, sometimes they laugh about the funny moments,Continue Reading
by Luke Ryan December 5, 2018 5 Creative Explorers Within A warrior who dives into the depths of his own mind Finds the brick that holds it upright Finds theContinue Reading
by Luke Ryan December 3, 2018 9 Creative Hills to take Remember the glory days? The days when there were hills to take and walls to climb? Remember when you hadContinue Reading