Mike Durand, Author at Breach Bang Clear

Today the tremendous talent of Mike Durand joins us once again to break down a modern tanker classic: The Beast.

Mike Durand, aka Red2Alpha73; indigenous CIB badges in"Songs of Our People."

Indigenous CIBs | Red2Alpha73

July 14, 2018October 26, 2018 Mike Durand 0 Comments Songs of Our People

Indigenous made CIBs. It wasn’t until late in the deployment that we were awarded ours in a blanket ceremony. Like every other Joe I was in a hurry to get mine sewn on. The small, dimly lit, Iraqi owned sew shop on Falcon was swamped and turn around time was long. I turned one blouse in to get professionally done and bought six raw patches. I knew how to handstitch. I had a needle and thread…

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YWR | The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’

February 4, 2017September 14, 2018 Mike Durand 1 Comment Tank Week

A book review by one of our guest contributor’s: “The more personal aspects of the story came in small bits, like anecdotes, that left me wanting more…” The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’.