Moon boots. Well worn. Semper Fi.

A great war chief had a beautiful daughter, who weaved beautiful blankets. Her skills were in high demand and she enjoyed the company of many women from other villages who came to watch her work. One day Bear decided to visit. He sat and listened as she bragged about how she could turn anything Mother…

There’s always been this suspicion in my heart that I am nothing more than a second-class veteran. Turns out, I’m right. First, I never received the same educational benefit my Grandpa got following World War II. Nor was I offered the same educational package that my dad earned after Vietnam. Along with these, once honorably…

He’s certain there’s more rehab to come even after the VA hospital cut him loose. Now a double amputee, both legs gone, one above the knee, the other below, Kraylin continues to navigate a world made for able-bodies. He doesn’t complain about his inability to walk without losing balance or that escalators still scare the…

Two days after Rosa was laid to rest in her family’s plot, nearly 200 men rode into the Alcala’s hacienda. Each carried not only the tools of the vaquero trade, but also enough guns and ammo to supply a small war. “We ride in the morning,” Juan Alcala commanded. Brady found it hard to sleep…

John had been good to his word. After checking for the arrival of darkness through out the rest of the day, Brady finally found himself outside his prison and next to the livery stable. As quietly as possible he slipped inside and began searching for a horse that not only could run but could gallop…

He knew he couldn’t move her, Rosa’s injuries were too severe. “Getting you on my horse alone, could kill you.” As she slept he gathered all the supplies he could from where Rosa’s horse had met its fate. Brady even considered climbing down to where the horse lay to retrieve what remained in Rosa’s saddle…

The pair half-trotted, half-cantered out of sight of the town. Brady understood at once that Rosa knew the lay of the land, so he let her lead him deeper into the chaparral covered desert into Mexico. The sand, dirt and small rocks made for an easy trail to follow and Rosa knew this as she…

It was roughly a two-day ride from the tiny town he found himself in to the next, and that was across the border in Mexico. Brady stepped off his horse, wrapping the reins lightly to the post, before dusting some of the travel from his britches. Everywhere he looked, he saw one name and one…

The masked-man entered the couple’s bedroom as they slept. He immediately tied up the husband. Next, he tied up the wife and as he did so he bent over her, appearing to nibble on her left ear. Finished, he went into their bathroom. “Don’t fight him,” the husband whispered, “Be strong and know that I…