Dreams and Nightmares
I was recollecting all the times I had struggled to fall asleep. It felt like thousands, if not tens of thousands, of hours staring
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bmfortier
- Aug 25
- 5 min
"It's that simple." A Navy Veteran Tells It Like It Is
This is a revised essay, the original of which I wrote nearly two decades ago as a High School student. It is about my grandfather.
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bmfortier
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Book Review | "Left of Bang" by van Horne and Riley
The book “Left of Bang” is a facilitated version of the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter program. This advanced infantry program consists of...
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bmfortier
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Poetry Review | THE CLEARING BARREL - ANTHONY ROBERTS
Review of Poetry Book The Clearing Barrel by Anthony Roberts.
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bmfortier
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Made of Granite (The Death of Cpl. King)
Tears suddenly rolled down my right cheek. It felt as if a channel of magma was tunneling through the granite my face was supposed to be...
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bmfortier
- May 10
- 2 min
Poetry Review | "A Word Like God" by Leo Jenkins
A Word Like God is an attempt by author Leo Jenkins to harness these enlightening experiences.
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bmfortier
- Apr 7
- 2 min
Poetry Review: Sangin - Then and Now by Neville Johnson
Poetry Book Review: Sangin - Then and Now (by Neville Johnson) published February 10 by Dead Reckoning Collective
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bmfortier
- Mar 22
- 3 min
The Damage Done by Sarah Cavanaugh
It’s hard for me not to react emotionally to the news of Sarah Cavanaugh being revealed as a “stolen valor” con artist.
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bmfortier
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Welcome to my new page!
The new and improved page of Benjamin Fortier Welcome to my creative writing blog! Here you will find a diverse collection of my writing,...
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bmfortier
- Feb 7
- 17 min
Lian Chen - A Henchman's Tale
"Enter the Dragon" Fan Fiction I had to take the beating. On all fours in the middle of the back room of the gambling parlor, I tried to...
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bmfortier
- Feb 7
- 2 min
What Happens When an 8th Grader Reads My Poetry?
What Happens When an 8th Grader Reads My Poetry? Their response enlightens me!
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bmfortier
- Feb 7
- 15 min
Fairwinds and the Aku Kishu
In an ancient, faraway land, the people lived as they do now. A sailor encounters a supernatural force on his way to a new life.
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bmfortier
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Simple Machines: The Backbone of Hardware
An article about how simple machines have changed the landscape of devices and hardware.
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bmfortier
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Book Review: On Assimilation by Leo Jenkins
A book review of ON ASSIMILATION by Army Ranger Leo Jenkins.
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bmfortier
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Stories from the Jolan District
It was a nighttime operation. The only mission was to look for contact. We would find it, just not in the way I had hoped.
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bmfortier
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Stories from the al-Andalas District (The "Pizza Slice")
No one cared that I had only slept five hours on the first day of our cycle conducting operations from the train station.
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bmfortier
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Media Review | Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
A review of the FOX Television Show "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test"
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bmfortier
- Feb 1
- 7 min
The Witch of War: Lessons from the Global War on Terrorism Campaigns
My online social media accounts were filled with praise for our troops (particularly the Marine Corps) for hunting down and killing insurgen
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bmfortier
- Jan 28
- 4 min
Book Review | "All Secure" by Tom Satterly & Steve Jackson
Review of "All Secure" by Tom Satterly and Steve Jackson. A Delta Force commando's tale of survival and post-traumatic stress.
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