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Soldier of Fortune Magazine

@sofmagpublisher

The journal of professional adventurers, owned & published by Susan Katz Keating

 The open road
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Robert K. Brown, founder of Soldier of Fortune, has died at 93. We’re honored to carry on what he started. Rest in peace, Bob. @SKatzKeating
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That will buff right out.
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We carved a pumpkin. It immediately asked about the extraction plan. Happy Halloween from SOF. 🎃
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A floating bomb on the high seas. Somebody has to guard it. Former SOF editor Martin Kufus tells the tale.
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Guarding the 'Floating Bomb' on Halloween While Somali Pirates Prowled the Seas

Guarding the 'Floating Bomb' on Halloween While Somali Pirates Prowled the Seas

by Martin Kufus Somali piracy already was waning in 2012 when I arrived on the Indian Ocean as a member of a four-man rifle team guarding a client’s cargo ship against hijack. It was my first time...

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There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that the bear answered an ad in Soldier of Fortune.
Happy Captain (@EODHappyCaptain) profile pictureHappy Captain
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The chances of being killed by a landmine delivered by a bear are low, but they are never zero.
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Interception at sea.
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Fear the bones... @Fritz8822 has the story.
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Friends! Have a Look at My Latest Piece at Soldier of Fortune Magazine! @sofmagpublisher sofmag.com/ensign-jack-ernie…
Fear the Bones: Ensign Jack Ernie and the Jolly Rogers

Fear the Bones: Ensign Jack Ernie and the Jolly Rogers

by Friedrich Seiltgen  The young aviator never returned from Okinawa, but his bones found a home among the Navy’s Jolly Rogers. Ensign Jack Ernie was a pilot assigned to the original VF-17, the Jolly...

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A little deception can go a long way
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The Badass Art of Outsmarting the Enemy

The Badass Art of Outsmarting the Enemy

An ambush in the swamps, a lone scout’s night of chaos, and a jungle con that fooled the FARC. What can a small force do when an enemy has the advantage? Soldier of Fortune looks at three ways to...

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The vehicle would like a word…
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New boots on the beat. SOF's Director of Special Projects Jerry Kraus takes a first look at a pair donated by Altama. Thanks for keeping one of our own on solid footing. @Altamaboots
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Smoke and fire.
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“It was hell on earth.” The Beirut barracks bombing killed 241 American servicemen 43 years ago today. A second attack killed 58 French paratroopers. Publisher @SKatzKeating spoke with men who were there.
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Beirut Barracks Atrocity: 'It Was Hell on Earth'

Beirut Barracks Atrocity: 'It Was Hell on Earth'

by Susan Katz Keating The Beirut barracks bombing killed 241 American servicemen on October 23, 1983. A second bombing struck the nearby French barracks, killing 58 paratroopers. I spoke with men who...

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One boot in front of the other.
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This old story cropped up in a chat room, and readers asked us to check it out. Yes, the homemade firearm was real. Its prospects were another matter.
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A Blast From the Past Turns Up in Our Inbox

A Blast From the Past Turns Up in Our Inbox

Readers asked us to revisit the infamous homemade gun. by Bobby Dee Talk about a blast from the past. Readers asked us to check into an old story that recently found new life in a chat room. Users...

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