Following a tour in Afghanistan, Army National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos had decided to take a vacation in Europe along with two friends. Those friends were Airman Spencer Stone and college student Anthony Sadler. They didn’t know the train they would take from Amsterdam to Paris would be targeted by potential terrorist, Moroccan-born Ayoub el-Khazanni. Khazanni, who […]
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I have to admit, I picked up the The Last Knights movie because of the title and the artwork on the cover. I love knights, those warriors of old. Since I’m at the brink of releasing three medieval novels myself, I thought I might be inspired by the movie. Plus, it stars both Clive Owen
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If you haven’t seen American Sniper, let me encourage you to watch the movie. Better yet, read the book and you’ll gain such a vivid impression of Chris Kyle that you’ll feel you’ve gotten to know him personally. His memoirs aren’t always politically correct and you may not agree with his black and white view
American Sniper–the Book or the Movie Read Post »
It’s about time I started blogging about my boys, again, and the movie AMERICAN SNIPER, has given me something good to write about. I didn’t know what to expect from the movie about former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. After reading his memoir by the same name and seeing some poor reviews, I thought I might
The Truth behind the Legend Read Post »
Is there anything a SEAL can’t do? The only answer I can come up with is “give birth.” No SEAL has done that yet, but once women are permitted to try out for the Teams, starting in 2016, that could definitely happen. Where regular people see limitations, a Navy SEAL sees challenges. Take Navy SEAL
Navy SEAL walks onto Northwestern Football Team Read Post »
My readers know by now that I have to see any movie featuring “my boys,” as I call them. I finally got to rent CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, the movie based on the real life rescue of a cargo ship captain who found himself abducted by Somalian Pirates. Talk about a gripping film! Tom Hanks gave a
Navy SEALs kick ass in “Captain Phillips” Read Post »
To kick off 2014, I went and saw the new Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug, and it turned out to be my favorite of the series so far. With less emphasis on those hideous Orcs and no appearance of Gollum, who creeps me out, I enjoyed this Hobbit movie more than the others–no doubt because