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Ice Bucket Challenge!
Took the Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise funds for the ALS Association. Click here to watch.
Read MoreInterview on “Sand and Fire”
I shared a few thoughts about my new novel, Sand and Fire, with The Reading Frenzy blog. Click here to read the interview.
Read MoreCitizen Soldiers? I Don’t Think So
Reports say the FBI is now investigating the anti-government gunmen who have rushed to the aid of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. Among other actions, these geniuses have set up checkpoints in the area. According to Nevada congressman Steven Horsford, armed men are stopping drivers and demanding proof of residency—in support of the rancher who won’t…
Read MoreLook for The Mullah’s Storm on the big screen!
DAVID SARDI TO DIRECT THE MILITARY ACTION-ADVENTURE FEATURE MOTION PICTURE “THE MULLAH’S STORM” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 29, 2014 – Herald Square Entertainment, LLC today announced that David Sardi will make his feature motion picture directing debut with the military action-adventure “The Mullah’s Storm.” Based on the novel by thriller writer Tom Young, “The Mullah’s Storm”…
Read MoreKarjackistan!
Welcome to Karjackistan! A driver backs away (around obstacles) to escape a mock ambush. This came as part of a Protective/Evasive Driving course that I took for background research. Vehicle Dynamics Institute teaches a great set of courses for security professionals. Note the splatters from paintball bullets.
Read MoreDereliction of Duty
Congress has passed a measure to pay active-duty military personnel during the government shutdown. So, lawmakers have solved the military part of the problem, right? Wrong. Thousands of full-time members of the Guard and Reserve serve most of the time in a civilian status. They’re called Civilian Technicians or Air Reserve Technicians. They perform vital…
Read MoreWriters’ Police Academy
Though I write military thrillers and not crime novels, I thought I might learn a lot from the annual Writers’ Police Academy in Greensboro, NC. I did not come away disappointed! Many thanks to Lee Lofland, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Greensboro Police, Guilford Technical Community College, and everyone else associated with this event. Great…
Read More“Eye on Books” interview
Thanks to Bill Thompson for a chance to discuss The Warriors with him on “Eye on Books.” Click here to listen.
Read MoreVince Flynn, a fine author who left us too soon
Blackfive asked a number of thriller authors to offer some thoughts on the passing of Vince Flynn. Vince was quite a gentleman, and certainly tops in his field. For the full text of the Blackfive article, click here.
Read MoreDoing the enemy’s job
Some thoughts on how sequestration impacts the military, in an opinion piece I wrote for the online edition of USA Today.
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