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  • Sermons From Behind the Bodyguard April 16, 2026
    There is no creature on Earth more comical than the modern respectable person calling power vulgar while enjoying the quiet luxury of being guarded by it. It loves security the way a toddler loves electricity. Completely dependent on it, utterly incurious about how it gets there, and morally offended by the people who keep the […]
    Tammy Pondsmith
  • I’ll Settle for Purpose April 16, 2026
    I wake up each morning wishing I could hurry the day up and crawl back into bed. Apathy or Armageddon be damned; I just want to sleep these days. I used to wonder how people became hermits, and now, I’m living it. There have been weeks when I have only left my house to walk […]
    Stan Lake
  • Home, for the Last Time April 16, 2026
    As I crested the hill, the familiarity of “home” crept in. A montage of my life flashed through my mind, and a whirlwind of emotions came with it. The cognitive fog of the unknown and unfamiliar dissipated to reveal the wreckage I have spent so much of my life trying to escape. I felt the […]
    Jake Smith
  • The “Veteran As Victim” Myth Is Killing Veterans April 15, 2026
    There is a story America loves to tell about its veterans.It’s neat. It’s emotional. It’s well-intentioned. And it’s doing real harm. The modern cultural narrative casts veterans primarily as victims—broken by war, damaged by service, fragile, unstable, and forever defined by trauma. In this story, veterans are not citizens who served; they are casualties who […]
    Charles Faint
  • A “Livable Wage” Where? April 15, 2026
    A man in California allegedly set fire to a warehouse and recorded a video explaining why. His justification wasn’t geopolitical, ideological, or even personal in the traditional sense. It was wages. According to reporting by CBS News, the suspect in the Ontario, California, warehouse fire referenced grievances tied to pay and working conditions. Law enforcement […]
    Dave Chamberlin

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  • Navy can fire warning shots to enforce blockade of Iran, top general says April 16, 2026
    The U.S. Navy is allowed to fire warning shots at any ship that tried to breach the blockade of Iranian ports, said Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The post Navy can fire warning shots to enforce blockade of Iran, top general says appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • Is the US military’s most important island in the Pacific ready for war? April 16, 2026
    Guam’s vast logistics infrastructure makes it the keystone for any military operation in the Pacific — and a prime target for China. The post Is the US military’s most important island in the Pacific ready for war? appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    David Roza
  • How an overhaul of federal layoffs could affect veterans April 15, 2026
    About one in every four federal workers is a military veteran. A new rule proposed by the Trump administration could change protections veterans have had from layoffs. The post How an overhaul of federal layoffs could affect veterans appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Patty Nieberg
  • How a Navy photographer snapped an iconic Artemis II astronaut photo April 15, 2026
    “I was trying to be kind of respectful and not intrusive, because they did just get back from space.” The post How a Navy photographer snapped an iconic Artemis II astronaut photo appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Matt White
  • Marine Corps sets timelines for responding to missing personnel April 14, 2026
    Within three hours of a Marine not showing up for work, units are directed to make “reasonable” efforts to contact them and begin checking in with local police, hospitals and clinics. The post Marine Corps sets timelines for responding to missing personnel appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Patty Nieberg