Russell Worth Parker

I ended up assisting with the evacuation of Kabul along with a bunch of other Americans, primarily veterans of Afghanistan. It was a weird experience to say the least. Here are a bunch of news links, podcasts, and video about it.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/08/26/task-force-dunkirk-afghan-evacuations-volunteer

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/26/veteran-volunteers-digital-dunkirk-afghanistan/

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/08/how-one-tech-entrepreneur-scaling-veteran-led-evacuation-efforts/184813/ https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/americans-warned-avoid-kabul-airport-specifically-instructed-79581090 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e143-tf-dunkirk-w-worth-parker/id1504316618?i=1000533388711 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fall-of-afghanistan-what-went-wrong-and-what-comes-next/id1548961447?i=1000533962577 https://www.pickupthesix.com/post/podcast-58-lt-col-russell-worth-parker-task-force-dunkirk https://21133.mc.tritondigital.com/OMNY_WINSAMONDEMAND_PODCAST_P/media-session/1210d661-e468-406f-9304-131316c369e0/d/clips/4b5f9d6d-9214-48cb-8455-a73200038129/c61c365e-d69f-45cb-bcc2-a7940081cf04/5a7b9856-a6a7-49fa-b6c1-ad9100f86efa/audio/direct/t1630076753/Joining_the_1010_WINS_Newsroom_live_is_retired_Lieutenant_Colonel_Worth_Parker,.mp3?t=1630076753&in_playlist=9e6198b9-a4bb-4a2b-a149-a7940081dd93&utm_source=Podcast

Foster Dickson who is the editor of Level: DeepSouth. He asked me to write about why I love the movie Red Dawn (the original, never saw the new one). In the process I quoted Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian”. Things got weird from there. This is a mini-memoir and an homage to both.

Milius, McCarthy, and Me, or the Dawning Red in the West

Three Disparate Events. Three Subsequent Days. And an Unresolved Dissonance.

I woke up angry the day after I retired. Three disparate events on three days drove that. I wrote about it. The War Horse was kind enough to pick it up.

Kacy Tellessen is a fellow vet of Second Battalion, Third Marines, a brisket master, a writer, and a runner. I am very happy to call him a friend and I loved his book. You should read it.

www.taskandpurpose.com/culture/marine-corps-infantry-freaks-of-feather/

This story is about how the bonds of service extend into civilian life long after your time in uniform has ended. I had a wonderful time hunting Texas turkey with my fellow Marines I can’t wait to do it again.

www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/marines-turkey-hunting-texas/

I spent 31 days in an RV with my family and loved every moment of it. This was the result.

https://tombeckbe.com/blogs/field-journal/from-the-editor-at-large-what-is-home

I love working as the Editor at Large for Tom Beckbe. It affords me an avenue to nature, new skills, and the chance to write about it. It also lets me wear the best classic sporting gear out there. You should check it out at www.tombeckbe.com.

https://tombeckbe.com/blogs/field-journal/summer-traditions-a-letter-from-the-editor-at-large

https://tombeckbe.com/blogs/field-journal/editor-at-large

I wrote this with my friend and cowriter Dr. Rachel Lance, author of the excellent book, “In The Waves” among many articles. That was super. TBI is less so. Learn about it, it’s more common than I thought.

www.taskandpurpose.com/opinion/traumatic-brain-injury-military/

I got invited to hunt some of the prettiest flooded timber and write about it. It was an incredible experience. Shooting Sportsman bought the story. That was an incredible experience writing wise. They are a class act.