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  • Pain Management February 10, 2025
    My wife woke up this morning in excruciating pain. She called upstairs, and I hurried down. She handles pain better than me—far better. I’m a wimp. She’s had both hips replaced, a plate in her lower spine, and shoulder replacements coming up soon. But this was major pain. I had to help her dress. A […]
    Kenneth Kapp
  • You Ain’t Got to Lie to Kick It February 10, 2025
    My old field training officer (FTO), now friend and former Marine, once looked at a guy and said, “you ain’t got to lie to kick it.” This man was a never was. He was attempting stolen valor for sympathy in the face of an ex-Ranger and former Marine… not a great pair to try such a […]
    Jake Smith
  • Four Lessons Learned from a Latrine Stall in Iraq February 10, 2025
    by Duane France It’s not what you think. Even if you didn’t think it before, you may be thinking it now, because I brought it up, but it’s still not what you think. Several months ago, fellow blogger and veteran Kristina Evans authored a post about how to transition from one position to another, and […]
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  • What Moving as a Military Dependent Taught Me About Relationships February 9, 2025
    “You’ve moved nine times and have gone to ten different schools before you were 15? Do you wish your life could have been different?” “I don’t know any different.”  At 18 years old, this is a common stream of dialogue I have had countless times throughout my life. I have seen people view my experience […]
    Jenna Warnock
  • Warriors: We Have Earned the Rest of Our Lives February 9, 2025
    by Joe DeCree To All My Brothers and Sister Warriors, I have been reading the traffic on this blog for a couple of years and it has helped me immensely in my own journey back to light. The recent post “When You Can’t Be a Warrior Anymore… Is There a Reason to Go On?” hits […]
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  • Two West Point graduates are facing off in the Super Bowl February 9, 2025
    Two former West Point Black Knights, Cole Christiansen and Brett Toth, are playing for the Chiefs and the Eagles, respectively. The post Two West Point graduates are facing off in the Super Bowl appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • Marine killed in Philippines plane crash identified February 9, 2025
    Sgt. Jacob Durham and three Pentagon contractors were onboard a plane that crashed on Feb. 6. The post Marine killed in Philippines plane crash identified appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • Two charged in murder case of 101st Airborne soldier February 8, 2025
    Pfc. Katia Dueñas-Aguilar was killed in her off-post home near Fort Campbell in May 2024. The post Two charged in murder case of 101st Airborne soldier appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • Department of Defense tells its schools ‘do not use’ certain lessons February 8, 2025
    Schools for military families must pull several lessons tied to immigration, gender and sexuality from their curriculum and remove books that could "potentially" cover those topics. The post Department of Defense tells its schools ‘do not use’ certain lessons appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • Majority of troops and military families believe large-scale war is on the horizon, survey finds February 7, 2025
    “[83%] of active-duty families and 67% of Americans anticipate U.S. involvement in a major conflict within the next three to five years." The post Majority of troops and military families believe large-scale war is on the horizon, survey finds appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Joshua Skovlund