Jon DavisThe War Elephant RapAll right, not bad Gave a few rhymes to start the way. Odd how again, I’m invited late, Deja vu, I must simply say.May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Jon DavisBack From My Edit Block — And I’ve Got Some Things to SayThis post was originally written on my Quora blog, but the nature of it led me to repost it here on Medium.Jul 31, 20172Jul 31, 20172
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 14PFC Romero was still running at a full gallop when heads up display started showing that he had reached the final leg of his personal…Dec 4, 2015Dec 4, 2015
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 13Lying in the mud of some creek in a forest far from any home he’d ever known, PFC Romero was broken, battered, exhausted, starving, and…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 12As the weeks of training continued, he and his platoon felt more and more accustomed to what they believed to be the warrior way of life…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 11The two former boot camp rack mates, Nathaniel Romero and Joshua Kruger, gamed together for a few more hours, reminiscing of only a few…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 10The emotional high of self-satisfaction was over. He drove around the city of Albuquerque for a few hours to gather his thoughts and occupy…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 9After cresting the summit of the mountain, and as Fox Company descended from the peak, Private Romero felt within his core — a…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 8The suffering of Nathaniel Romero and the recruits of platoon 2094 was not a unique experience among Marines. The scene was, in fact…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
Jon DavisProving Grounds — Part 7From the yellow footprints, Romero and the other recruits filed into another room, where they would each be checked for contraband. Their…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015