Only Two Ways Home – Death or Victory
Charlie didn’t get much USO. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat. He had only two ways home: death, or victory.… Read the rest
Author: The Mercenary
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see." - CCarter of Wickedfire (Follow my @MercenaryCarter on Twitter for the latest updates for this website)
Never Get Out The Boat – Unless You’re going All The Way
“Never get out of the boat.” Absolutely goddamn right! Unless you were goin’ all the way… Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole fuckin’ program. – Apocalypse Now (1979)… Read the rest
Dialectic Logic – Love or Hate – No Maybe
“Do you know what the man is saying? Do you? This is dialectics. It’s very simple dialectics. One through nine, no maybes, no supposes, no fractions — you can’t travel in space, you can’t go out into space, you know,… Read the rest
Cut Them In Half And Give Them a Band-Aid
“It was the way we had over here of living with ourselves. We’d cut them in half with a machine gun and give them a Band-Aid. It was a lie—and the more I saw of them, the more I hated… Read the rest
Clarity In War
“In a war there are many moments for compassion and tender action. There are many moments for ruthless action – what is often called ruthless – what may in many circumstances be only clarity, seeing clearly what there is to… Read the rest
Assassins of The Assassin
“What do you call it when the assassins accuse the assassin? A lie. A lie and we have to be merciful.” – Apocalypse Now (1979)… Read the rest
CCarter: Ask Me Anything…
In the spirit of giving back, and seeing if I can grow this blog into something that will stand the test of time, I propose an Ask Me Anything session that will last forever… or until we get tired of… Read the rest
Take out the Enemy’s Communications
The first thing that should be attacked is the enemy’s means of communication. Whether it be a distort or complete break down. You must control communication.… Read the rest
Never hold back
Never hold back, and take all that you desire.
“Maintain the spirit whenever you cross swords with the enemy. When you are about to battle for your life, you must make full use of your weaponry. It is false not… Read the rest
To Take A Life
I have dwelling on this subject for quite sometime, and think the only true way to explain this subject is from the following quote:
“What does it mean to take a life. It means that life is now yours. All… Read the rest
Basic Survival Skills – Thinking
As a basic human skill, thinking is required. But most humans don’t think. They rather someone else, their parents, friends, or God, lead that path the traverse. Then they blame these individuals or beings when they are un-happy or have… Read the rest
Pawns – use them wisely
Pawns… use them wisely and often. But after their duties have been fulfilled, whether in defeat or failure, don’t think of them.
Niccolo Machiavelli writes, “Men ought either to be well treated or crushed… injury ought to be of such… Read the rest