tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21006891133977563152024-03-13T06:05:57.896-04:00Surviving TogetherSURVIVING TOGETHERmykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-31084794899858445442020-07-31T11:54:00.000-04:002020-07-31T12:11:03.938-04:00Compliments of Special Forces Association, Chapter 78From the legendary Jim Morris, a personal hero to <i>me</i>...interviews with Special Ops legends and heroes.<br />
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mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-7867893397143328762019-11-03T08:05:00.001-05:002019-11-03T08:05:43.496-05:00The Hawke's Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Season<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Season to all, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">as I am very thankful to be so blessed </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">with such a wonderful family a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">nd </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and it was nice to meet the 2 young stars as well. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">They did a great job really and this is more of the fun bits. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ferris Bueller's day off, Mad Max and alot more. </span><br />
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This Independence Day, let us remember what it took to get here, appreciate what it takes to stay here, and contemplate what it would cost to lose here.<br />
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As we face potential wars overseas, let us seek resolutions of mutual benefit. As we face strife in our homeland, let us find commonality towards peace.<br />
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Remember, We are all Americans: United We Stand...that simple. Happy 4th of July and may y'all have a blessed summer season!<br />
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Hawke signing off for a spell for fam time and special works. I wish you all Peace, Prosperity, Happiness & Health!<br />
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On that note, I leave you with some inspirational quotes...a few all-American quotes from our great leaders and founding fathers...<br />
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"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty." <i> John F. Kennedy</i></blockquote>
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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." <i>Ronald Reagan</i></blockquote>
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Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. </blockquote>
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America will not be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. </blockquote>
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.</blockquote>
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(So long as it be that way, once we lose our way, we will find that we perish. MH)<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1809398/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">UNBROKEN</a><br />
Amazing true story of survival at sea and at war.<br />
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A classic survival story.<br />
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Near and dear to me for many reasons I cannot yet share.<br />
Green Berets go in to save a reporter from Taliban and end up having to survive.<br />
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An amazing story, walking around the world to escape the war.<br />
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A great true Viet Nam survival story.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">THE MARTIAN</a><br />
Possibly the best Sci-Fi survival film yet made.<br />
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An excellent conceptual survival film.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">I AM LEGEND</a><br />
A very good horror-style survival film.<br />
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I am a fan, totally all about human spirit, despite being in space.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">INTO THE WILD</a><br />
A good study on what not to do.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272839/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">SHACKLETON</a><br />
An amazing story about an amazing human by an amazing actor.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663202/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">THE REVENANT</a><br />
A wee too much Hollywood for me, but a well-done film none the less.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">ALL IS LOST</a><br />
Another great performance by Redford, sea survival at it's best.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758172/?ref_=ttls_li_tt">THE JUNGLE</a><br />
I have a lot of connection to this story, having done it for a show, a great survival film.<br />
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Not a super fan, but a good survival movie.<br />
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An all-time fave by a fave actor about my fave book, a great watch!<br />
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I just happen to love a true story about a medic who wouldn't fight winning the MOH.<br />
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So many good things, survival-oriented, primitive medicine at sea, not a true survival story.<br />
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True story and one of the best examples of leadership and survival combined ever documented.<br />
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A survival story of a different flavor.<br />
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A classic about survival at sea.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3553976/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1">CAPTAIN FANTASTIC</a><br />
An absolutely brilliant way to raise your kids to be self sufficient.<br />
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A great family film on desert survival.<br />
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Based on a true story of WWII POW Escapees all put in one escape proof camp!<br />
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A very good movie on honor and escape as a POW.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379557/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">TOUCHING THE VOID</a><br />
A great modern cold-ass mountain survival story.<br />
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Show this one to your kids the next time they think they have it tough.<br />
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One of the better early survival films based on a true story and cannibalism.<br />
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This is a good look at what racism in the extreme looks like, with harsh desert survival on top.<br />
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The Original here is still the best, harsh but a good survival film.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1">RED DAWN</a><br />
The original is still a classic and the best, for the younger folks try the new one, it's okay.<br />
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What it takes to live off the land and survive behind the lines and still fight.<br />
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An older movie about a true story of a little girl who survived in the jungle.<br />
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This is the documentary by famous movie-maker Leo Herzog with the little girl now grown, Juliane Koepcke.<br />
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The solid re-telling of the classic book on island survival.<br />
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Another good rendition of the classic book and the best survival lesson on the two ways to survive, with honor and without.<br />
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Another fave, the precursor to all zombie films, an army medical officer is the last man.<br />
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And for the Ladies, a most overlooked aspect of survival stories, not only women survivors, of which, there are many, but women warrior-spies who risked all and fought a very different survival...<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095275/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36">HANNAH'S WAR</a><br />
A Jewish woman volunteers to go behind enemy lines to save others.<br />
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<br />mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-58793438735842064742019-06-25T13:23:00.000-04:002019-06-26T10:02:59.086-04:00Some of Hawke's Major Media ProjectsWinding down for the summer I'm gonna post Hawke's Ultimate Survival Flick List to follow up from my Fave Special Forces Flicks list.<br />
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Before I do, here are some of my major projects:<br />
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8 Series (5 Survival, 2 SOF, 1 Both) and 1 Film (Both)<br />
I have also been blessed to do well over 50 film projects.<br />
For those interested most are found on IMDB or YouTube.<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1780143/">Hawke IMDB</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SURVIVEALLChannelByHawkeBrand">Hawke YouTube Channel</a><br />
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<br />mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-48493170001660403792019-06-25T13:18:00.000-04:002019-06-25T13:18:04.997-04:00Survival Seuss Part 3Would you, could you, cut it off...<br />
When if you didn't, all'd be lost?<br />
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If you'd did, you'd be less...<br />
But still alive and that is best!<br />
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Okay, that's my last bit of food for thought on the harshest of survival realities for folks to consider in their own survival studies. (And my last bit of Dr. Seuss torture, too, haha!)<br />
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So wrappin' up The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Survival, here's the last of the hard core aspects of survival to think about.<br />
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Something very extreme to consider in survival as we cover survival tactics in the extreme is amputations.<br />
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Animals do it, humans have done it. Post-battle or in battles of infection, sometimes amputation is the only solution.<br />
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So, first off, how does one do an amputation? And then, what do you do with the appendage...? My survival book and some wilderness medicine books covers how to do this. As for the severed appendage, I say, Chow time! For you or, use for bait for prey!<br />
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Here are 10 amazing stories of self amputation for survival:<br />
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<a href="https://listverse.com/2018/12/20/10-unbelievable-cases-of-self-amputation-for-survival/">https://listverse.com/2018/12/20/10-unbelievable-cases-of-self-amputation-for-survival/</a><br />
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Here's a good news video on a few examples:<br />
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<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-logger-pinned-trailer-amputates-toes/story?id=14425919">https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-logger-pinned-trailer-amputates-toes/story?id=14425919</a><br />
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And here are some examples from nature of how animals use it as a survival tactic:<br />
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<br />mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-63685853628469885852019-06-24T23:06:00.001-04:002019-06-24T23:08:20.957-04:00Survival Seuss Part 2Survival Seuss...Would you, could you drink your Pee,<br />
to prevent a death by misery?<br />
Why yes you can; so here's the rules...<br />
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Please take note, like back in school!<br />
1 pass, 2 pass, maybe 3, would be okay to drink your pee.<br />
More than that and it's not great,<br />
as your kidneys shut the gate.<br />
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Once they stop, that's not good<br />
your body can't function like it should.<br />
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With no water, it's a fact,<br />
your time will come, the deck is stacked.<br />
If you're in a spot and with no kit,<br />
Use what you've got, don't waste it.<br />
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Just remember it's mostly water,<br />
But in survival do what you gotta'.<br />
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Drinking pee sure ain't fun<br />
but it may buy time until rescue comes.<br />
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The Dirty Half Dozen Facts of Urophagia:<br />
I hear it a lot from smart and dumb people: don't drink your urine to survive. Let me set the record straight. YES, 100%, YOU CAN DRINK URINE TO SURVIVE. Now, that outta the way, let me lay out the facts on when, how and why as most people who spew their opinion are not basing them on facts, I have a degree in Biology, was a Special Forces Medic (Jungle Doctor) and Medical Service Officer and Paramedic, so I have some science and study to back my facts and real world applications.<br />
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1) Many real world survivors drank their urine and lived. They likely got an extra day or two out of it and that was enough to get rescued.<br />
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2) Humans have been drinking urine (Urophagia) for thousands of years for both health (Urine Therapy) and fetishes (Urolagnia), even today, so no, it will not kill you.<br />
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3) It used to be thought urine was "sterile," but as science has improved, we've found trace bacteria, but if you're not sick with an urinary tract infection, it's safe enough to drink.<br />
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4) If you're in a survival situation and there is no other source of water or no way to make water safe, then drinking urine must be considered.<br />
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5) The main component of urine is around 90-95% water on the first pass. If you drink it then, you will be just fine.<br />
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6) If that is ALL you have to drink and you ONLY drink urine, over and over, that is where the issues can start, each time you drink another pass of urine through your body, the waste particles become more concentrated and eventually, they can block the filters in the kidneys and cause them to shut down. This is called renal failure and it can be fatal.<br />
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However, the human body has been known to endure far more than science says; the human heart, mind and will can never be fully measured. If it's all you got, and you believe it is helping, there is a good chance that it is.<br />
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If you can boil, distill or use some other way, great, but if not, just because folks quote the Army manual or others, do not confuse traditional opinion with scientific fact.<br />
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Finally, I present this as information for students of survival. Each person will make their own decision and live or die by it. I would hate for someone to die because they bought some generic blanket statement instead of using carefully considered and medically balanced info to make the best informed decision they can, when it matters most, for them and their loved ones. At the end of the day, you and you alone will live or die by your decisions. I hope this gives you one more tool in your bag of tricks to beat death at his own game.<br />
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Okay, that is all I have to say on that. I am not here to persuade anyone one way or the other, I am here to teach you HOW to think, not WHAT to think.<br />
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I wish you peace, prosperity, health and happiness.<br />
Happy Survivalin'!<br />
Hawke sends<br />
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<a href="https://www.primalsurvivor.net/drinking-urine-survival/">https://www.primalsurvivor.net/drinking-urine-survival/</a><br />
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<br />mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-23410691621374596362019-06-24T22:58:00.000-04:002019-06-24T22:58:21.762-04:00Survival SeussSurvival Seuss...Would you, could you, eat a friend, if it was to prevent your end?<br />
Of course, you'd wait until they passed but prior to, you could always ask!<br />
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Arguably, One of the worst things any survivor can face is CANNIBALISM.<br />
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Often, when folks are faced with this choice, they knew the people before they died, even if only temporarily. I have taught this in my classes and in my books, that it is enough of a regular reality in harsh survival, that folks should give it a moment of consideration in their own survival planning.<br />
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In my book I teach that killing another to eat them is wrong; of this, we can agree, there is no doubt. However, if someone has already died from an accident or from hunger, and there are few to no other choices, then it must be considered as an option. Death from disease requires an assessment of cause prior to consuming to avoid acquiring the same cause and effect. I always tell folks, if I am dying, I will give my permission to the survivors so they have no guilt, or if they are dying, consider asking them. I'd rather someone live to tell the tale than to have us all perish. But this is each person's own choice and can only be made in that moment. I pray none reading this need ever consider it, but I pray everyone reading this, please, consider it! I wish you Peace, Prosperity, Health & Happiness.<br />
Happy Survivalin'! :-)<br />
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<a href="https://www.britannica.com/story/cannibalism-cultures-cures-cuisine-and-calories">https://www.britannica.com/story/cannibalism-cultures-cures-cuisine-and-calories</a><br />
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<br />mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-24220696844361745922019-06-20T16:11:00.000-04:002019-06-21T11:11:40.134-04:00The Ultimate SF Flick ListAs we make ready for summer and wrap the birthday of Special Forces, here's a list of great Green Beret movies, older classics and newer blockbusters, for checkin' out over the holidays with fam & friends. Good times!<br />
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NOTE: Click the titles to see more about the films.<br />
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A Personal Favorite, a Green Beret Half Breed helps out.<br />
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A good story of the Green Berets riding on horseback into the war.<br />
(Sadly, the advisers were Seals and it shows).<br />
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A Green Beret rescues some friends from a POW Camp,<br />
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A group of Special Forces go rogue after betrayal.<br />
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A story about a Green Beret gone bad.<br />
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Green Berets turn on the cartel.<br />
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A classic about a Green Beret Colonel gone rogue.<br />
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A classic about the WW II mission to train Guerrilla Forces.<br />
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A former Green Beret brings law and order with a bat.<br />
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A film version of the classic book by Hemingway about linking up and fighting with partisans.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083944/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">Rambo: First Blood</a></span></b><br />
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A Green Beret Viet Nam vet pushed too far.<br />
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A Green Beret trying to lay low gets dragged into a fight.<br />
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A Green Beret trying to quietly retire, isn't allowed to do so.<br />
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A classic about training guerrillas and raising an army based on Kipling's book.<br />
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The absolute classic on the doctrine of S.F.<br />
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A Hollywood version of what SF did during the cold war.<br />
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Based on true events during different times and current now.<br />
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A fun film remake of the series of renegade Green Berets.<br />
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A great film demonstrating a moral compass when it counts.<br />
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Green Berets are featured characters.<br />
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(The first one) My Company actually provided the medical support for this film. Everyone knows this film--if not, remedy it, ha!<br />
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A soupy Green Beret story, but good to watch with your woman.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2" target="_blank">Bourne Series</a></span></b><br />
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Jason Bourne from the film is a former Green Beret in the books.<br />
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Mel Gibson's character was a Green Beret.<br />
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An obscure SciFi film about Green Berets in Afghanistan.<br />
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Persons of Interest, Jack Bauer (24), The Unit, and even the old Knight Rider- Green Berets.mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-48924712315620849122018-10-02T09:58:00.001-04:002018-10-02T09:58:24.962-04:00El Salvador, A War Story With a ReunionEl Salvador, 25 years later...A War Story of sorts with a Reunion.<br /><br />One of the greatest blessings in life next to family is good friends. I had the honor to serve in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War" target="_blank">El Salvador</a> right at the end of the 12-year Civil War<br /><br />We were there to do an HCA, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_civic_assistance_activities" target="_blank">Humanitarian Civic Assistance</a> as it was called then. Our job was to build a school, put in a water system and run a medical mission.<br />
<br />I was the senior medic at the time, up for promotion to SFC, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_first_class" target="_blank">Sergeant First Class</a>. That's a great privilege to earn as that rank requires Department of the Army approval.<br /><br />Sadly, we had a <a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-09-18/news/1993261053_1_stella-maris-nathan-carter-wales/2" target="_blank">Sergeant Major die</a> while there. I was blessed to be with good medics and we were able to save his life and keep him alive long enough for his family to say goodbye. (His Obituary story is the 3rd one down from the top.)<br /><br />There was a special thing in those days, called an OPAT. They were the special select 55, "<a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/documents/cale.pdf" target="_blank">Special Military Advisors</a>" authorized by congress to be in the "Non-Declared War."<br /><br />I was with one down there, a bit of a legend, we'll just call him, "Booger." We got shot at one evening while doing some work. It was an interesting night.<br /><a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2008-title32-vol3/xml/CFR-2008-title32-vol3-sec578-69.xml" target="_blank">Combat Infantryman Badge</a><br /><br />I am still good friends with those men. Boog and I talk regularly. But I haven't been able to see my other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Special_Forces_Group" target="_blank">brothers</a> in far too long. Trip still <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-national-guard-special-ops-returning-20180125-story.html" target="_blank">serves</a>. Murray's son was a <a href="https://www.greenberetfoundation.org/memorial/marc-j-small/" target="_blank">Hero.</a> <br /><br />We had drinks, made libations to the Fallen, remembered good times, and celebrated life. You can find them both <a href="http://whiskey-america.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. I was thankful to get to have reunions with many brothers and their families on this trip. I used to live and work there and was acting team sergeant for the counter-narcotics team for a while when it was brand new, working with DEA, FBI, and MD State Police. But those stories are for another time. For now, El Sal, Brothers, and Toast to the Fallen.<br />
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You can see more pictures from the reunion on my Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/MykelHawkeProfessional/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155742999211500&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAPI4OB9CcjXdPp6JZNk3PyQRUpd8rofoRJedqipcDKcTtUhne31NThp2-d5JgO7Dj_ptRBHk75PknZvyGjNMQkDJzpgGI-ZSCtl8LQmem4OJwOs35koLM-szj8qX_yjj7nh-vpHCEaZiMrWRmpU6cZCDKD7skK5yV078zsMo-rGqb8GCg5rHU&__tn__=-UC-R" target="_blank">HERE</a>mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-57795177698659828432018-06-13T14:54:00.003-04:002018-06-13T15:10:59.248-04:00Mykel Hawke Interview by NieceMykel Hawke is a huge proponent of education. Having been kicked out of Junior High and subsequently earning his Masters, he is a huge supporter of everyone seeking higher education in all forms.<br />
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To show some of that support, he is sharing this from his niece, Cilla. She was tasked to do a report on overcoming hardship and try to use family for it. So she interviewed Mykel specifically on breaking the cycle of poverty as a teen.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mykel Hawke Interview by Niece "Cilla" on Poverty and Education</b></span></h3>
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<b>Cilla question #1) What was it like for you growing up?</b><br />
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We grew up exceptionally poor, in part due to the fact that no one in the family had any higher education, which of course excluded many higher paying jobs and left most folks trying to survive on very little. If both sides of your family come from other poor families, the net effect is often even more poverty. This doesn't take away anything from a good home and loving family, it just means you're poor.<br />
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<b>Cilla question #2) <span style="font-size: large;"></span>What were some difficulties you faced? </b><br />
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When you're poor, the potential for most good jobs is almost non-existent. You don't have the ability to make a resume, much less the clothes for a job and the thought of a car, phone and sometimes even a home simply don't exist as an option. So it leaves mostly manual labor jobs or work where they provide a uniform and you can walk or bus to and from the job is about the most one can expect when poor.
In the old days we did not have cellular phones, and many folks didn't even have a phone at home. Often we didn't even have a TV, maybe just a radio. Computers and the Internet were not even invented--for us, they were "SciFi" things of the future!
That said, college was simply not an option or even a thought in most poor folks minds. Unless your family was rich, poor people never went to college unless they were blessed to get some rare scholarship. But even those were only given if you went to high school. In the old days, many folks dropped out at 16 to go to work and if they were motivated, they would work hard at night for 6 months to a year to try and get a G.E.D.<br />
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<b>Cilla question #3) What were some responsibilities you had growing up? </b><br />
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It's funny to me to see how much things have changed, as a 50+ year-old man born in 1965. We used to start working at 8-12 years old mowing lawns and raking leaves for folks in the neighborhood. Then when we got 14 we could work as dishwashers in restaurants or paper boys. I used to do both as I could do the newspaper delivery route at 4 am, then go to school, and then work after school bussing tables of dirty dishes and washing them. Dishwashers didn't exist for the most part in the mainstream back then. On weekends, I would hustle food and drinks at Bingo Halls to old people smoking like chimneys, back when that was allowed, and would make tips for serving people.<br />
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<b>Cilla question #4) How did you overcome any challenges you had? </b><br />
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As I became a teenager, our economic status was more tangible and palpable. We could see who had money and who didn't by the clothes they wore and if they were clean or not. Not everyone could afford a washer, and dryers were a luxury item of the rich.
I was in the Chess Club and a Straight "A" Student since elementary school. My grades were so good, that I was asked to write stories and was let out of classes in 3rd grade to go down the hall and read my stories to the kids in 1st and 2nd grade. By 5th grade, I won the school-wide award for best stories and illustrations.
Despite all that, my poor clothes meant the "Preps" and "Jocks" (preppy kids with nice clothes and grades and athletic kids with the money to afford gym clothes and sports gear) would not talk to such a poor kid as me. So I ended up hanging out with the poor kids. They were great kids like any other and maybe in some ways better, as they knew they were judged and relied more on their word and deeds than their clothes and parents' money. None the less, they did tend to get in trouble and I did end up as a sort of gang leader.
One day in 7th grade, we got into a big fight and some folks were seriously hurt. The police and paramedics came. Since I was in the middle, I got caught. I was expelled from the last month of school and told I was going to have to repeat grade 7. I didn't feel that was fair, so I decided not to return to school. I then began working at 16 at a Food Lion grocery store. Since there were no other kids my age, it was easy to excel. Looking back, I realize now it was likely my work ethic that helped me most. I quickly rose from bagger, to stocker, to checker to assistant manager! They even brought me on the cash deposit runs to the bank, at 16! They offered to pay for my GED and send me to college to be a manager. At that point, while very grateful and honored, I knew I didn't want to be a Food Lion Manager. I also realized if I wanted a car, a home, a real job with real money, I needed an education. <br />
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The only way available to me, as a poor, junior high school expel-lee, to get college paid for was to join the Army. They didn't let high school drop outs join. They also required drop outs to have a GED prior to joining. However, the Army did let me take the test to see what my abilities were. Recruiters were always looking to get their numbers of recruits in the service each year. In those days, it was called the ASVAB and is still called that today. But now, the categories are different. For my time, the score that mattered was the G.T. That means General Technical, and in some ways is comparable to an IQ test score--your basic smarts. The requirement to join was at least a 50. 100 was considered very smart. To be an Officer or Special Forces, the requirement was 110.
I was very fortunate in that despite missing all of high school (4 years) and having been out for 2 years already, and only being 16 years old, I still managed to get a GT score of 121 on the ASVAB. So they were allowed two exceptions per year and I was allowed to join the Army. I turned 17 on November 29th and two weeks later, on December 13th, 1982, I was in the Army.
As a result of that opportunity, I went on to get my GED, then my Bachelor's degree in Biology and my Master's in Psychology. I went on to become a senior Special Forces Sergeant and then a Special Forces Officer. <br />
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So the point of the story is simple: work hard, try hard, study hard, and the chances are you will go far and do well and no matter what, trying to do your best will never hurt and always make you better off.
mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-52677552615589099822018-02-03T11:00:00.003-05:002018-02-05T10:50:30.987-05:00The Guerrilla CourseWe're very excited about our new GUERRILLA COURSE.<br />
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The <b>Guerrilla Course</b> integrates obstacles like those in Ranger, Seal, and Special Forces Schools combined with Hollywood versions found on shows like American Ninja Warriors.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X_eGI8slqk" target="_blank">Special Forces</a><br />
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What's NEW is that we're combining LIVE FIRE shooting with a spectrum of weapons, from pistols, rifles, shotguns, automatic and sniper weapons. No other adventures races out there do that.<br />
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The idea was inspired by Mykel working as a competition designer and judge for the International Warrior Competition in Jordan, where all the world's best Military and Law Enforcement Special Operations teams compete in a similar manner.<br />
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<a href="http://warriorcompetition.com/" target="_blank">Warrior Competition Site</a><br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_Warrior_Competition" target="_blank">Wikipedia Page</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTGS2yD5wo" target="_blank">Mykel as Designer/Judge (1)</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_GyYmDvsE" target="_blank">Mykel as Designer/Judge (2)</a><br />
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And what's DIFFERENT is the fact that these will include PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, too. Folks will get to throw knives, hatchets, and spears as well as use sling shots, blow darts, and bows.<br />
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What makes the <b>Guerrilla Course</b> UNIQUE is that we'll have levels that start for FAMILIES, ATHLETES, MILITARY, and SPECIAL OPS tiers.<br />
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WHY is it called The GUERRILLA Course?<br />
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First off, U.S. Army Special Forces, Mykel's background, is the only force in the world that is designated by doctrine to be an UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE Unit, which is often interchanged with GUERRILLA WARFARE.<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconventional_warfare_(United_States_Department_of_Defense_doctrine)" target="_blank">See Special Forces Mission UW </a><br />
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Watch the film "12 STRONG," how U.S. Army Green Berets were the best tool for the task after the 9/11 attacks to ride into Afghanistan on horses, link up with local warlords, and overthrow the Taliban with very little resources.<br />
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This term literally means <i>little war</i>, and was used by traditional, conventional forces to describe irregular warfare, including skirmishes, resistance and partisan forces. In short, Guerrilla is synonymous with FREEDOM FIGHTER.<br />
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And that's what this course is all about--small teams, doing whatever it takes to fight and win. They must run, swim, ruck, climb, shoot every kind of weapon and master every kind of tool in order to overcome and prevail, and they must do so, together, united they stand...<br />
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The OBJECTIVE of the <b>Guerrilla Course</b> is to get folks into fighting fitness mind and body and to improve their full spectrum of fighting skills, hopefully introducing new tools to many and getting folks to learn new ways to work together and overcome any challenges they face.<br />
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The INTENT of the <b>Guerrilla Course</b> is to not only let folks have fun and do new things, but hopefully to instill a sense of pride in themselves and their country as we are a nation of Freedom Fighters.<br />
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Our roots as Pioneers led to us being Partisans during the French and Indian Wars, and to Resistance Fighting Colonials against the tyranny of the British, and finally to full-fledged Freedom Fighters in WWII and 9/11. In short, the intent is to instill pride, strength, and skills of the Unconventional Warrior. <br />
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Mykel as Host, Producer, Designer, and Judge on two TV shows about Special Ops Competitions:<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=app5d7uvyZU&index=11&list=PLzeDX2lXVwhiIzZkrSgof0OkQ2D50LSAG" target="_blank">ONE MAN ARMY, as seen on Discovery</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IILyE4QPMA&index=12&list=PLzeDX2lXVwhiIzZkrSgof0OkQ2D50LSAG" target="_blank">ELITE TACTICAL UNIT, as seen on Outdoor</a><br />
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We'll be doing it as a family with another married couple, Brian and Michelle Jones. Brian is a retired Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Ranger, and former member of Delta Force, and Michelle is a former Transportation Officer with two combat tours in Iraq.<br />
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We break ground this month at their amazing facilities in FLORIDA where many military Special Ops, Other Government Agencies, SWAT, and others <a href="https://www.altairtrainingsolutions.com/" target="_blank">train</a> already.<br />
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An <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ALTAIRtrainingsolutions/videos/1354459017963162/" target="_blank">EXAMPLE</a> of the location facilities<br />
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MH sendsmykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-52956017064418553992018-02-02T20:45:00.001-05:002018-02-03T10:36:36.103-05:00Hawke at the SHOT ShowI don't often write things on my blog--perhaps I will begin again...If folks would like, then lemme' know by writing me some way.<br /><br />As the "inter-web,"said jokingly, grows and changes so swiftly, I've watched it morph from a barely used entity to the most powerful entity on the planet.<br /><br />That said, we also adapt to our changing environment and in doing so we seek to find the better ways to help make folks lives better.<br /><br />To that end, I'm sharing this impromptu interview with my good friend and amazing human being, T.J. KIRGIN of <a href="http://www.tacticalshit.com/" target="_blank">TACTICAL SH*T</a> an all-American former cop turned business man, with a style of blunt irreverence that appeals to my nature.<br /><br />In the interview, I share a bit of news on events, past, present, and future. And while the past is harsh and ugly, it is true and part of our journey.<br /><br />However, as a result, we have gone in new directions, doing ever better and greater things. So we are thankful for the bad in our lives, that makes us not only appreciate the good, but makes us seek to find the message in the dark times that helps us turn it back into light and overcome and prevail.<br />
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mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-17233758962115573542018-01-18T17:55:00.007-05:002018-01-18T18:50:17.441-05:00Putting the Survival Manual to Good UseMatt D, Former USMC, Father, Musician, Martial Artist and American Brother, shares this personal review of <b>Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual</b>.<br />
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He writes: In 2009 I was gifted with this book. At the time I had a job that required me to spend hours riding and would take the book with me every day and read it; then read through it again annually so that I could retain the information. I did not know it at the time, but there would be situations in my life in the years to come where having this book would prove to be a great help.<br />
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After graduating college I had to relocate to Minnesota. It was quite a shock to go from living near the ocean to seeing feet of snow fall in one day. I always loved being outdoors and seeing new places, but unfortunately I had an undiagnosed case of PTSD from my time in the Marines. I became very withdrawn and <i>Hawke’s Green Beret Survival Manual</i> was the first tool that helped me start to come out of my shell.<br />
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One winter I found myself trapped in the woods where I was doing some logging with a friend. It was freezing cold with feet of snow. We climbed to the top of a ridge and took shelter under a rocky overhang. Starting a fire out there was very hard to do in the winter, even with a lighter. When you have PTSD it is not always easy to stay calm, but I had the book on me as it stays in my pack, and I remembered the introduction which tells you to stay calm, commit to coming back alive, and then shows you how to make it back safely. I stuck to the techniques of the book, got some dry tinder from inside of tree and went to work creating a successful fire that no doubt saved our lives. <br />
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After surviving on the ridge top I began to go outside frequently, reading through each chapter to learn more techniques. I started to be able to enjoy life again as I spent time in the woods, a place that soothed my soul. I even branched out into free climbing and tracking. What I learned from <i>Hawke’s Green Beret Survival Manual</i> helped me turn the wilderness into a haven and a sanctuary for myself. I now know what to eat, what grows that works as medicine, how to signal for help, and how to catch food even if I have very little to work with. This is a peace that helps calm fears, anxieties, and insecurities.
<i>The more time I spend in the wilderness the less I have problems with my past.</i><br />
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I also owe part of my health and life to this book as I used it, and the Hawkchete, to keep myself, my kids, and an autistic woman alive and well when our team was forgotten outdoors near the north shore 3 years ago.<br />
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If you want to learn to survive I recommend reading this book. If you want something to help you recover and take your life back I recommend reading this book as well.
mykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-73430968274408690702016-12-18T08:08:00.003-05:002016-12-18T09:04:39.645-05:00Shared survival story, Ruth's inspirationI wrote a note to you and Ruth on the feed but got embarrassed & deleted it and it's bugging me that you didn't see my "thank you". I had never been so scared as I was while I looked for my daughter in the woods, and all of the technology that I thought would make all the difference in situations like this were just about useless; gps only showed me two dots in the canopy, then my phone died just as 911 picked up. I pretended that Ruth was next to me and that you were giving me instructions about how to think it through. I really don't have the right words to let you both know how much it helped to have watched MWW & be able to call upon the guidance that you guys gave. My girl has a broken ankle, but it could've been so much worse, and my husband & I are grateful that she learns these lessons while she's still close to home & under our wings. Thank you and please thank Ruth for helping to bring my girl home safely.
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Thanks to Kendra for sharing this story and giving us permission to share with Y'all.
Peacemykelhawke-survivingtogether.blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899602952299589897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-32206736462227688332016-11-30T09:42:00.000-05:002016-11-30T09:42:19.606-05:00Testimonial from a FanSharing these nice words from a fan:<br />
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Hi Mykel and Ruth,<br />I have watched every episode of your show many times over
and I love it, but it has also become a training manual of sorts for me. I have
made several trips in the outdoors to practice the skills I learned from your
show. In one such trip I successfully lit a camp fire with a mag bar and tinder
etc.. From the surrounding area in less than five minutes in the snow. I was
really proud of myself. I also have your book and the orange compass/mirror/
gadget that I carry with me everywhere when I go hiking etc... (And I always
bring a lighter!) Anyway, you really encourage me as my parents are really
discouraging. You have become a role model for me that I look back to when I
need encouragement. I wanted to say thanks to you and Ruth for everything and I
would love to meet you someday and just say hi.<br />
Cheers, Jennifer<br />
<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-80820017263338927892016-05-01T13:59:00.002-04:002016-05-01T14:00:07.350-04:00Shared by a fan: <br />
<br />
I am writing to tell you how your shows have
influenced my son. Ever since he was three years old, he has been glued to survival shows. When
he was five, he came into the kitchen while I was making dinner and asked if he could
have an onion. Didn't know why a five year-old would want an onion but I played
along. I went outside and found two sticks out of the ground holding up that onion
with string--it was his little trap. So every chance he had, he would be outside
setting up snares hoping to catch something. I didn't think at the time he
understood having to load them with pressure, so they mostly were there for
looks. But practice makes perfect; he always gets online and Googles the best
way to catch something.<br />
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A few weeks ago we went camping. We stopped at the store
to grab last-minute food items and I said we needed to decide on something to
eat. He said: Dad let's get some bread. We got
to the lake and he told me to save our water bottles. I am thinking that's
mighty green of you. So the next morning we got up to go fishing and he showed
up at the table with his knife, water bottle, fishing line, and bread. He cut up
the bottle, inverted the lid, added bread, and tied his line to it. Said
he was going to trap minnows. So all day he tried and not one minnow. The next
day he was more determined so he put out more and ended up catching two big
minnows. Today as I was working in the garage he asked for help tying a slip
knot, saying he learned about snares from Mykel and Ruth. I helped him and he
built his snare. He did everything just as he saw it. We headed into town to
see a movie, and when we got back, he had snared a bird. The snare worked perfectly.<br />
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I
think if he is with me, we will survive a survival situation. Thanks for being an
inspiration to my son, Eli. For a long time I wasn't able to light the grill
because it was not the way Mykel does it!<br />
<br />
ShawnUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-48379484301621252112015-02-01T09:44:00.000-05:002015-02-01T09:44:00.641-05:00An Incredible Story of SurvivalWe received this from Matt, who survived what could have been a bad situation, during which he utilized Hawke's survival book and tools!<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
A friend of mine with early onset
Alzheimer's wanted me to work a road crossing for the Bear Grease Sled Dog
Marathon. I ended up by county road 8 near
Finland, MN. I thought I was going to be working with a young man as well, but
ended up working with her 21 year-old high-functioning autistic niece, and I had
my two oldest kids with me. </blockquote>
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When I got up there both of my ears started hurting
bad and I had some sinus drainage going on. I know you said that your book was not for survival experts, and I don't claim to be one,
but I do think your book is worth keeping in my pack, and that's what I do. As my
ears started to hurt worse, I remembered that the medical section in your book
talked about antibiotics. I looked up page 511, saw the list of antibiotics, and
started asking around to see if anyone had some left over or some that they use on their dogs or animals. I managed to
score some Ciprofloaxin, took it for a few days, and was better.
The nearest VA I could go to was out of reach for me at the time so having the
ability to find out what I could use and track it down saved my butt from being
sick out in the cold for the race. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
In addition to the <b><i>Green Beret Survival
Manual</i></b>, I also brought the <b>Hawkchete</b> with me. I know that many think of a
machete as mostly a jungle survival tool, but I thought I would spend
more time testing it out in the winter, and it paid off. This year the
snow was waist deep in the woods. The Hawkchete let me reach some of the dead
pine branches, and helped me attain some birch bark that was out of my normal
reach; because it is so light, I didn't sink in the snow with it and was
able to use the snow to help me reach tinder and kindling on a higher level than
I usually could. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
At one point, the other half of my time left us out there due to
a miscommunication and I had to rely on the Hawkchete to help me process some
wood I had gathered. I also brought two cold steel tomahawks with
me, but they did not work as efficiently as the Hawkchete did. So to
save energy and calories, I used the Hawkchete to get and process fuel for our fire. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Having that fire kept the autistic
girl and my kids calm after we realized our crew had left us. Within a few hours
I signaled to a man on a snow-machine for help, and he took our message to the
Finland race headquarters. Soon after, one of out team members came and got us. We
were all frostbite-free and okay. As soon as I could, I told my wife and thanked
her for buying me all the survival stuff, which included your book and
Hawkchete. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
That's the story as best as I can remember
it. I wasn't lost in Alaska for a week, but I definitely feel that the book and
the Hawkchete helped save my bacon as they say up here!</blockquote>
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<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-10758922942433694282014-08-14T09:25:00.001-04:002014-08-14T09:25:43.554-04:00A Father-Daughter Tribute<div>
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello, just wanted to thank you and your wife for your show. While my father was sick and ultimately passing from bladder cancer, we would sit together and watch your show for hours. My dad was
a retired Army Major who was a former advisor for the Royal Thai Army, a Viet Nam combat vet, and a top graduate of the U.S. Army Jungle School, where he earned a machete with a very awesome sheath and award which we have passed down to his nine year old grandson. He really enjoyed watching you both!</span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you,</span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Lynne </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-21314743887400731582014-02-27T12:21:00.002-05:002014-02-27T12:21:49.713-05:00Another Inspirational Story<div>
Hello Captain,</div>
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<br /></div>
<div>
It's been a while since our last conversation, and I wanted to let you know I
have recovered from my 3rd spine surgery and adapted and overcome my disability.
I was able to return back to duties
along with full salary. I want to thank you; in fact, I printed out your last email and
posted it on my fridge and garage to not give up. You were my motivation and inspiration. I read it everyday, and it was hell going through all these
surgeries, but I recovered slowly and went from not walking at all to walking with a
walker to lifting weights, then doing 3 miles daily. I know I have come a long
way, and every week that passes I am getting stronger both mentally and physically.
I'm just waiting for my date to get back in my BDUs. Take care,
sir, and God bless. </div>
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</div>
<div>
PS: I'm watching your show <i>Lost Survivors</i>--I love it, keep
it coming! Hope to meet you one of these days.</div>
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</div>
<div>
Rene </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-66786736172812476002014-02-26T09:52:00.001-05:002014-02-26T09:52:23.324-05:00A Powerful Story of Self Renewal Note from Hawke: We get notes, queries, and fan mail of all kinds--and we hope you understand that, as much as we'd like,the volume of it precludes us from responding individually to everyone...but every now and then we get a note like this one that resonates to the core and just have to share...<br />
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Hi Mykel,<br />
<br />
First, let me say thank you for your service to our country! I grew up a lot like you. I was seen as nothing but poor white trash all my life and started believing it early in life. I have struggled hard to make a life for my wife and three children who are now mostly grown up. We were very poor and growing in poor health; in fact I was supposed to be dead five years ago. I was so deep in anxiety, self doubt, and depression that I could barley function. Then I read your survival book, at the end of chapter ONE I was amazed with all the things my mind was putting together for me, and it had nothing to do with the wilderness, a tree, a rabbit or finding water or shelter! I applied all those things you talked about to LIFE and relationships and my future, and let the past die! I was amazed at all the Biblical concepts in your writings, and hope that they were intentional even though maybe covert?<br />
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Anyway It changed my life and gave me huge lasting energy that I had long ago lost, and the "never stop" understanding in life that I had shamefully surrendered, and a renewal of my Christian faith. I "made" my wife read it as well, (haha) and we started college from scratch. We finished our Associate degree at Catawba Valley Community College, our Bachelor of Science in religion degree from Liberty University, and are now halfway complete with Seminary and Masters of Religion and Biblical Studies degree. Oh, we are still poor, but happy, and are looking for any opportunity to serve other people and give them hope and resources while serving and walking with our Lord and Savior. Thank you for your down to earth common sense and inspiration to move forward.<br />
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We grew up and live here in the rural foothills of NC and are now applying for positions as pastors all over the USA and hope to make a difference in the world around us. Again thank you for your service to our country and for inspiring me.<br />
<br />
DavidUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-53660116672359332192014-02-24T13:25:00.002-05:002014-02-24T13:25:36.009-05:00From a Couple of MWW FansHi Mykel,<br />
<br />
I've been meaning to send you a note for some time now and decided today is the day. I just wanted to say how your show <i>Man Woman Wild</i> has positively impacted my marriage. I'm a team leader with a local ground search and rescue organization and have a strong affinity for the outdoors, whereas my wife is more pop-culture orientated. After seeing <i>Man Woman Wild</i>, Mellissa connected with your relationship with Ruth; albeit I'm not as trained, I'm that "survival guy." Not long afterwards, Mellissa started go to the camp with the girls, and now she is the "chief fire lighter" and they get to the woods as often as they can. She even puts the dryer lint in a jar for tinder instead of thinking I'm weird every time I tell her "I need that for later." In short, good stuff, and thank you two for the time you both put into the show and the positive impact it had on our relationship today. <br /><br />ChristopherUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100689113397756315.post-52111912678288289252014-01-01T14:31:00.003-05:002014-01-01T14:31:46.475-05:00Some New Year's InspirationWe received this note from a female fan and wanted to share:<br />
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I just wanted to say that I recently finished watching your series <i><b>Man Woman Wild</b></i>, and I really got a lot from it. I'm a 32 year-old woman from Eugene,OR. I'm fairly typical female and probably won't ever find myself in that kind of situation, but your show taught me a lot regardless. I find your survival tips fascinating and I will remember them because they were taught in such an engaging way. But more importantly I find myself using them in a more metaphorical way in how to approach life. I've recently gotten sober and its helped me remember to stay in the moment, access the situation, look at my resources and make a plan that best serves me. Your show also made me remember all our ancestors that have struggled so that we could have such privileged lives today. I also want to say that I would never have watched the show if it was a couple burly guys on it. Having a woman made it more relative and intriguing to me. And I appreciate that Ruth conveys the strength that a real woman has to offer. Thanks to both of you, and Happy New Year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0