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Nathan Fletcher

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USMC Combat Vet

05/24/2026

Memorial Day has always been complicated for me.

I am proud of my service and grateful for those I served with.

I also still wrestle with questions about sacrifice, grief, survivor’s guilt, and what it means to build a life worthy of those who never came home.

I wrote about that tension a few years ago. I recently reread it and was struck by how much of it still feels true.

Republishing it this Memorial Day weekend.

Link in comments.

05/23/2026

More than 30,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have died by su***de after coming home from war.

We have to do better at helping veterans carry what comes after combat.

This Memorial Day weekend consider supporting an organization helping those who survived war survive the peace that follows (links in comments).

Please share.

05/22/2026

A friendly reminder as we head into Memorial Day weekend.

Memorial Day is the day we honor those who died in service to our nation.

Veterans Day is the day we honor all who served.

There is a difference, and for many veterans, it matters.

For my generation of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, Memorial Day has always felt complicated. We mourn the friends we lost in combat, but also the far too many who came home from war and later lost their battle here.

I wrote a little about that, along with a few other reflections, in this week’s Fletcher Friday Five.

Link in comments.

05/19/2026

No matter how much time passes, some stories stay with you.
I wrote today about grief, despair, Jeremy dying in Afghanistan, and a strange day on a bridge over the Sacramento River years ago that I understand very differently now.
A guy down on his luck, a politician and homeless guy climb out on the ledge of a bridge.
Its not a joke:)
It’s about hopelessness. And hope.
And why one terrible day doesn’t have to define the rest of someone’s life.
Link in the comments.

05/13/2026

This picture was taken early in my time in Iraq. We did smile occasionally.

The first day I was there, I learned you can’t dodge a mortar.

That taught me some things in life are problems you can solve.

Others are simply facts you have to accept.

Learning the difference changed the way I approached war.

And after coming home, the way I approached life.

I wrote about that lesson and what I carried home with me.

Link to full essay in the comments.

05/11/2026

One thing I’ve learned the last few years:

A lot of peace comes from useful work.

Feeding animals. Fixing fence. Stacking hay.

Not because hard work magically solves everything.

But because doing real things in the real world keeps you connected to reality.

The internet can make life feel abstract.

Physical work pulls you back into it.

05/10/2026

I am blessed to have beautiful and brilliant women in my life. Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom and my wife.
Role models for so many. The embodiment of grace and love to me….and a little patience:)

05/08/2026

Have a great Friday!
Friday Five is live:
-How dreams truly restore us and the tie to one of the greatest classic rock songs of all time
-A great veterans non profit that helps heal through nature
-Kids these days and something we should cheer
-Wisdom through failure
-Pugs turning into cowboys! (just watch the video-you will smile)
Link in the comments!

05/07/2026

I spent five days fly fishing the Smith River in Montana with a group of fellow combat veterans through Warriors & Quiet Waters.

No cell service. No Wi-Fi. No endless scrolling. Just cold water, canyon walls, campfires, stars, good people, and a reminder of what actually matters.

In a world where so little feels real anymore, this was.

I wrote about the trip, nature, tribe, modern life, and why I think so many of us are starving for something slower, quieter, and more connected.

New essay (link in comments):

05/06/2026

Just wrapped up five days fly fishing the Smith River in Montana with some great friends.

No cell service. No noise. Just river, mountains, cold mornings, good people, and some really big trout.

Conversations around the campfire with fellow combat veterans that give you hope. The kind of perspective you carry home with you.

Nature is restorative. So is time with the people who remind you who you are. I believe both of those things now more than ever.

I’ll share more in the days ahead, but this trip meant a lot.

04/30/2026

My deep thought for the day after navigating LA traffic, LAX rental car return and now on a shuttle to get a flight out!

More Trees 🌲 Less As****es

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