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Hog Board, Joe Maslanka

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A young Marine in training stands up to his drill instructors on behalf of his mother.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Pop Rivet, Chris Knaggs

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

On a nuclear submarine, in a modern Navy, blending the sexes proves to be a challenge for the Old Guard.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Dress Code, Joe Maslanka

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A former Marine struggles to find his place in the civilian world.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

The Supply Sergeant, Jack Frazer

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A modern soldier reminisces about his favorite uncle, a career Army supply sergeant and ne'er-do-well.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Blue Star 773, Jack Frazer

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A Vietnam chopper pilot tracks his time in the service with the fate of his former ride, helicopter Blue Star 773.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Skyline, Charles Williamson

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

In Afghanistan, a convoy runs into trouble on the road back from Kabul airport. A violent yet humorous take on combat.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Dear Tommy, David Aldridge

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A veteran helps the son of an old friend process the loss of his friend and fellow soldier in combat through a series of emails.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience …

Chi Hai, David Aldridge

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A soldier in Vietnam protects two young North Vietnamese nurses from assault by his fellow soldiers before sending them to a POW center.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

A Short Glimpse Of Hell, David Aldridge

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

On his first mission out of combat school, a soldier witnesses the true cost of war.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Cantigny, David Aldridge

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

When a comrade falls in battle, a soldier honors the code to never leave a man behind.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

I Had Not Screwed Up, Ken Mick

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

An Army pilot survives a nerve-wracking mission in Vietnam by relying on his training.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Going Home, Charles Williamson

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A soldier and his squad take one of their own home during a mission in Iraq.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Shadows, Richard H. Geisel

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A Vietnam veteran considers the consequences of investigating a death during war.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Crossing The Berm, Eddie Camp

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A soldier keeps a close eye on his unit as they cross the Berm.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

The Rollout, Eddie Camp

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

An Army unit prepares to roll out on a mission.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

The Village, Hugh Keogh

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

On the dangerous Mekong River, a young swift boat officer deals with the inevitability of violence in war, and the responsibilities of service.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Vipers, Dilettantes, And Tigers, David Aldridge

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

In the jungles of Vietnam lurk more than just human enemies that can kill you.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Semper Fi, Robert Waldruff

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A Marine accompanies the casket of his best friend and fellow Marine home from Vietnam for burial.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Hurricane Training, Jerry Howard

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A young university cadet faces a grueling training day and learns what he’s made of.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Studi Strategik, Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional Dan Perkembangannya Di Indonesia, Wan Usman

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

This paper concern about the meaning of strategic studies, definition of strategy and its developing meaning up to now. The level of strategic studies in the world generally for master degree and doctor degree. Up to now the objective of strategic study are the strategy to solve the problem of solving the threat of peace, and strategy of solving conflict. In Indonesia, strategic studies known as national resilience, which is to solve the threat of national prosperity and security. The method of solving the problem in research are multidiscipline, interdiscipline and transdiscipline. Finally this paper explain about the construction of …

Geopolitik Dan Isu Perbatasan Dalam Pendekatan Multidisiplin, Margaretha Hanita

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Recently, the national security issue has been faced with cross-border terrorism issues dominating border issues by referring to the latest cross-border terrorism event of the Marawi City occupation of the Philippines by the ISIS-affiliated Maute terrorist group. Marawi is a continuation of the issue of cross-border terrorism after similar issues in the Afghanistan-Pakistan, Pakistan-India, Uighur region to Thailand and Poso, Poso to the Southern Philippines, and a wave of cross-border terrorism from the Middle East region and countries including Indonesia and European countries to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS.Some of related studies were utilized and from those studies, showed …

Peran Otonomi Dan Konsolidasi Daerah Dalam Penguatan Ketahanan Nasional Di Indonesia, Burhan Djabir Magenda

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Since its indepence in 1945, Indonesia has encountered problems of relations between the regions and central government. The from of the state has changed from federalism in the revolutionary days to unitary state since 1950. This from of state has created many problems, the worst among them had been the sectarian and regional rebellions, be it south moluccas republic (RMS) in 1950. PRRI-permesta in 1958, darul islam in various propioncers since 1950 (in west java, sout and sop outh east Sulawesi), aceh, south Kalimantan and party of central java (Merapi merbabu complex rebellion).

In 1957, there was law number I …

Kajian Strategi Dan Global : Strategi Keamanan Nasional, Koesnadi Kardi

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

National Security Strategy is a vast subject involving a daunting array of interrelated subelements woven in intricate, sometimes vague, and ever-changing patterns. Its processes are often irregular and confusing and always based on difficult decisions laden with serious risks. In short, it is a subject undestood by few and confusing to most. It is, at the same time, a subject of everwhelming important to the fate of civilization itself. Col. Dennis M. Drew and Dr. Donald M have done a considerable service by drawing together many of the diverse threads of national security strategy into a coherent whole. They consider …

Pemodelan Sistem Dinamis Economy-Energy Dalam Pengurangan Emisi Co2 Dan Peningkatan Pdrb Untuk Meningkatkan Ketahanan Daerah Banten, Donny Yoesgiantoro, Sumiati Sumiati

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Banten Province is one of the areas in Indonesia that has a similar characteristics. Although Banten has an important role in regional and national economic growth, but the region is also included as a contributors of CO2 emissions and consume a substantial amounts of fossil energy. Areas like this endure two opposite sides. On one side, economic growth as an important aspect of regional growth, on the other hand there is an tremendous increase in CO2 emissions. government policies to reduce CO2 emissions can not be determined equally, although among the Provinces have similar characteristics and their effects on global …

Penanganan Narapidana Teroris Di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Indonesia, Arthur Josias Simon Runturambi

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

This paper describes the handling of terrorist prisoners in prisons in Indonesia in order to find a model of handling that not only concerns the security aspect (security) but also the prosperity aspect in the process of fostering the perpetrators of terrorism and in order to reduce radicalism. The analysis in this paper shows that each prison has a different problem so that different handling strategies are performed, although there is still the same handling pattern.

Ketahanan Bahasa Indonesia Di Era Milenial, Oom Rohman Syamsudin

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

This brief study aims at discussing the current condition of the Indonesian language which is sadly demonstrating signs of “deterioration”, as one of the consequences of the present social media assault. Ever more progress in the advances of sophisticated science and technology has broken down the endurance of standard Indonesian as demonstrated particularly by the millennial generation. This code mixing in language use is generally noticeable in writing a mixture of Indonesian and English, a common practice among today’s young generation in Twitter, Instagram and other social media. The use of elements of both language simultaniously, however, does not violate …

Transformasi Paradigmatik Ketahanan Nasional Sebagai Kajian Stratejik, Abdul Rivai Ras

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

This article tries to elaborate national security in terms of science and an overview of the historically paradigmatic transformation. The study of national resilience in Indonesia has developed dynamically as a response to the development of strategic environment. Various approaches ranging from interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary are described as part of discovering the scholarly format of this study. This study is in its development into a universal approach and refers to the sciences related to the good governance, assessment of national strength and national security leadership. Also the study of national resilience is able to predict the potential of a nation's …

Perpres No. 20/2018 Dan Nasionalisme Di Era Post-Truth, Puspitasari Puspitasari

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

This paper describes post-truth phenomena characterized by hoaxes that present in the community through social media and online media. This change of tendency is a logical consequence of the situation faced in the mass media industry and is reinforced by the tendency to strengthen politics of identity. This paper highlights how the Presidential Decree (Perpres) no. 20/2018 raises contestation that threatens national resilience through a segregation situation.

Ketahanan Nasional Dalam Perspektif Keilmuan Dan Kesejarahan, Amirsyah Sahil

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

National resilience studies can be discussed from different perspectives. Since the nature of study is multi-perspective and hence in gaining knowledge requires a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach. In its development, the national resilience studies requires a variety of measurement method frameworks, including quantitative data analysis using SPSS, Hierarchical Analysis, Delphi Methods etc. The choice of method depends heavily on the research needs.

Representasi Kapal Selam Indonesia Dalam Perspektif Pertahanan Regional, Marsetio Marsetio, Rajab Ritonga

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Indonesia as one of the centers of gravity in Asia Pacific region requires defence equipment, including submarines as a deterrence effect to play a leadership role within the regional area with all its dynamics in South China Sea. In relation to that role, the Navy is now transformed to meet World Class Navy standards with four elements: (1) excellence in human resources, (2) excellence in technology, (3) organizational excellence, and (4) excellence in operational capabilities. This study tries to find out how submarine representation in the perspective of regional defence is faced with China's overlapping claims in South China Sea, …