Skip to content
DUFFEL BLOG

Free military brief. No CAC required.

For more than a decade, we've deployed pitch perfect satire to service members around the world.

Join thousands of troops, veterans, and defense insiders who read Duffel Blog before breakfast.

“A must-read for national security nerds.”

—The Daily Beast
Subscribe form

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

14years publishing
4,200+dispatches filed
17,000+readers briefed

The Duffel Brief · the free edition, Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Vol. 15 · No. 130 · Sunday, 1 November 2026

Veterans

Spirit Halloween store to become pop-up ICE detention center

DHS praises seasonal retailer's expertise in occupying abandoned buildings and disappearing overnight

Army FRG unveils haunted house featuring spouses saying ‘I’m fine’

Hasan execution venue double-booked with Comic-Con

Three editions a week, paid for by our subscribers

Vol. 15 · No. 130

Worldwide edition

Reader supported

Delivered 3× weekly

America's most trusted military news source

Duffel Blog

Established 2012 · Deployed worldwide

Vol. 15 · No. 130 · Deployed worldwide

Sunday

1 November 2026

1435 Zulu

Next edition Monday

← Front page
· Page 2

Staff Sergeant: This 29th vaccination is where I draw the line

They have gone too far this time.

Filed · 0500

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Pentagon announced that United States servicemembers would be required to get the COVID-19 vaccination by September 15th. A few soldiers, however, have some issues with the new policy.

“The yoke of tyranny, in the form of a 29th vaccination, fits poorly upon my shoulders,” Army Staff Sgt. Brian Wilcox said while supervising the raking of the company common area.

“Look, the first 28 vaccinations that I got were okay. When you put your name on the dotted line, you sign up for things you might not be comfortable with. But, this 29th vaccination? Not a chance,” said Wilcox, who has literally no medical training.

“It’s, quite frankly, a question of liberty,” said a stoic Wilcox as he pressured his soldiers to buy Girl Scout cookies from his daughter.

Also on this page

Your Cart

Your cart is empty

Browse the shop to find something you like.

Continue Shopping →
Subtotal

Add more for free shipping.

✓ You qualify for free shipping!