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This is my blog.
I write about the military, culture, and military culture, among other things.
I suppose this blog is my public notebook, where I post various things I find in public records and elsewhere (like the recesses of my mind?). Want me to write for you? Email me to book a call.
Cpl. Cameron Halkovich (left), a combat engineer attached to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, assists another Marine up a steep hill during an urban assault May 16, 2017, at Range 200 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. (Jesus Sepulveda Torres/U.S. Marine Corps)
Cpl. Cameron Halkovich (left), a combat engineer attached to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, assists another Marine up a steep hill during an urban assault May 16, 2017, at Range 200 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. (Jesus Sepulveda Torres/U.S. Marine Corps) Six years ago, reporter Paul Szoldra broke a story
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Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz helping clear debris with fellow soldiers following the aftermath of a hurricane. (Photo courtesy of Katie Celiz)
In 2018, the leader of a team of Army Rangers on patrol in southeastern Afghanistan used his body to shield a U.S. crew in the cockpit of a medical evacuation helicopter from enemy machine gun fire. It would cost him his life.
Official Army photo of Sergeant First Class Johnnie Johnson. Johnson went missing after U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division questioned him about his university degrees in December 2015. (U.S. Army)
Things began to unravel in the summer of 2015, as investigators got wind of alleged fraud. By that Christmas, Sergeant First Class Johnnie Johnson would be gone, never to be heard from again.
Header image introducing the "Chad Garland Writes For You" branding with black background, black beard, black text, and gold accents.
Here’s the latest advance in the continuing evolution of this website, where I tend to spend far more time thinking about design than writing: Introducing Chad Garland Writes For You.
Distinguished Flying Cross medals sit on display during a Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 9, 2022. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, recognized 24 Airmen for their heroic actions during Operation Allies Refuge. The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to any officer or enlisted person of the U.S. armed forces for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)
Two U-28A Draco crews were awarded the nation’s highest honor for extraordinary aerial achievement for their efforts in support of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 as the country fell into chaos.
