George Hahn

Mueller's life proves the opposite.

Masculinity is a lifetime practice.

Vietnam wasn't a punchline for Muller, but a moral proving ground.

As he later said, you were scared to death of the unknown.

More afraid in some ways of failure than death.

More afraid of being found wanting.

That kind of fear animates your unconscious.

I want my boys to know that kind of fear, to understand that men aren't measured by social media stats, body counts, and bank statements, but by whether they do the right thing even when it's hard, and especially when nobody is looking.

The grifters are busy counting their followers, but real influence comes from planting trees whose shade you'll never sit under.

Should his family choose, Captain Robert Mueller will be laid to rest with full military honors, a three-rifle volley salute, folding of the flag, and taps.

In attendance will be many of the 25 high school hockey players he captained, the 50 Marines he commanded, the thousands of colleagues he served with, his two daughters, five grandchildren, and one wife of 60 years.

Captain Robert Mueller, United States Marine Corps, was 81.

Sometimes the canary in the coal mine is an early warning system.

Other times a dead canary is a false positive that causes panicked miners to stampede to the surface, crushing each other in the rush for air that was never poisoned.

The panic is the poison.

Currently, global markets are pricing in the economic fallout of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point for 21% of the world's oil and 20% of global liquefied natural gas.

Equity markets in the EU, India, Japan, South Korea, and the UAE have declined 8% to 17% since February 28th.

Oil hit $127 a barrel.

The VIX spiked to 42.

Anything above 30 signals panic.