Art of ManlinessSep 8, 2026

Podcast #1,132: If I Don’t Return — A General’s Wartime Journal for His Sons

When Mark Hertling learned he was deploying for Operation Desert Storm, he decided to start a journal. Back then, Mark was an Army major and cavalry officer with two young sons. His unit would be out in front of the main force, and during an intelligence briefing, he was told it could suffer casualties […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

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