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Jon Davis

Jon Davis

The War Elephant Rap

All 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, 2019

May 21, 2019

Jon Davis

Back From My Edit Block — And I’ve Got Some Things to Say

This post was originally written on my Quora blog, but the nature of it led me to repost it here on Medium.

Jul 31, 2017

Jul 31, 2017

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 14

PFC 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, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 14

Dec 4, 2015

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 13

Lying 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, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 13

Dec 1, 2015

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 12

As 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, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 12

Dec 1, 2015

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 11

The 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, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 11

Dec 1, 2015

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 10

The 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, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 10

Dec 1, 2015

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 9

After cresting the summit of the mountain, and as Fox Company descended from the peak, Private Romero felt within his core — a…

Dec 1, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 9

Dec 1, 2015

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 8

The suffering of Nathaniel Romero and the recruits of platoon 2094 was not a unique experience among Marines. The scene was, in fact…

Dec 1, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 8

Dec 1, 2015

Jon Davis

Proving Grounds — Part 7

From the yellow footprints, Romero and the other recruits filed into another room, where they would each be checked for contraband. Their…

Dec 1, 2015

Proving Grounds — Part 7

Dec 1, 2015

Jon Davis

Jon Davis

A nice guy who knows some scary things. Writes about military and foreign and domestic politics. 5 Time Quora Top Writer, Founder of War Elephant.

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