Travis RappéQuit Glorifying Political ViolenceThere seems to be an increase in violent political rhetoric that has been building for the past couple of years. We like to distance…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Travis RappéUniversal Healthcare as a Function of Economic Advantage and Personal LibertyOur current healthcare approach is like taking a NFL team through a season without team trainers and doctors for a portion of the team.Oct 16, 20201Oct 16, 20201
Travis RappéLack of Personal Responsibility is Killing AmericansWhen we look back on COVID-19, we will realize that state controls and lack of personal responsibility will result in more deaths than the…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Travis RappéIs it a WAR against COVID-19?The amount of wartime imagery and vocabulary comparing the COVID-19 outbreak is everywhere. Phrases like “War on COVID-19,” “it’s like a…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
Travis RappéHonoring the Fallen on Memorial Day“The unofficial start of summer”May 24, 2019May 24, 2019
Travis RappéMy Rethinking of ThanksgivingAs I have aged, my opinions about life has changed. I think most come from different schools of thought in regards to the nature of life…Nov 18, 2018Nov 18, 2018
Travis RappéThe Donkey AmbushDuring the summer of 2008, the 173rd Airborne had the Afghan Army Company that I was advising conduct an air assault with them around a…Jun 24, 2018Jun 24, 2018
Travis RappéPersonal Relationships as a Business Driver when Assets are MinimalAnother lesson from Afghanistan… Go back to the 1980s and the locals will tell you how they ran the Russians out of Asmar, Afghanistan…May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
Travis RappéThird Time’s the Charm…This is a pretty personal story… I kept it very personal and very private when I was in the Marines because I saw it as a hindrance to…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
Travis RappéTrue Short Stories P4: Rambo is a Good ManWhen I was deployed to Afghanistan, I spent a few hours a day just talking to an Afghan Company Commander and his NCOs. We talked about…Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018