Life

Life in Transition

My transition from military to civilian life was difficult, and even after more than eight years, it still seems to […]

With as much reading and writing as I do, it’s perhaps more than a bit ironic that my blog is

Jeffrey Harlan / November 11, 2013

Veterans Day means a lot to me. Coming from a family with a long and rich military heritage, serving our

Memorial Day is a difficult holiday for me. The recent loss of my friend, Maribel, made it that much more

The past week has been simply amazing. Not only did I mark my debut as a GM for a new

I suppose it’s inevitable that I would eventually come to study history at the university level. I’ve spent my entire

Jeffrey Harlan / November 23, 2011

I tend to think of myself as a military brat, but it’s a little more complicated than that. When I

Jeffrey Harlan / November 18, 2011

My Grandpa Rodgers’ health had been declining for the past few years. In 2008, about six months after I’d separated

Jeffrey Harlan / November 12, 2011

2002 Part One: This One Time, in Boot Camp… Part Two: Fort Lost in the Woods 2003 Part One:

Jeffrey Harlan / November 11, 2011

My final year in the Air Force–though I didn’t realize it would be at the time–started off slowly, but things