{"id":42532,"date":"2017-03-20T19:44:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T19:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/03\/20\/mission-accomplished-duffel-blog-releases-a-book-to-celebrate-five-years-of-humor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:28:28","slug":"mission-accomplished-duffel-blog-releases-a-book-to-celebrate-five-years-of-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/03\/20\/mission-accomplished-duffel-blog-releases-a-book-to-celebrate-five-years-of-humor\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Accomplished: Duffel Blog releases a book to celebrate five years of humor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/\">Duffel Blog&#8217;s<\/a> biting satire has been making the military and veteran communities laugh at the absurdity of military life for years. Now they&#8217;re coming to a bookshelf or a first sergeant&#8217;s office near you.\u00a0<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mission-Accomplished-Very-Best-Duffel\/dp\/1520750404\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1489455449&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=duffel+blog&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=duffelblog-20&amp;linkId=5e3250a50eed9b80b4c268199af778b8\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mission-Accomplished-Very-Best-Duffel\/dp\/1520750404\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1489455449&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=duffel+blog&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=duffelblog-20&amp;linkId=5e3250a50eed9b80b4c268199af778b8\">Mission Accomplished: The Very Best of Duffel Blog<\/a> is comprised of a hundred of the best Duffel Blog stories, hand-picked by contributors, along with additional commentary from creator, Paul Szoldra, and a foreword by Terminal Lance creator Maximillian Uriarte.<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mission Accomplished: The Very Best of Duffel Blog\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015a-ec52-d078-a77b-fed7b77e0000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/61\/1e\/ac2e74b241f49898fc2758333934\/mission-accomplished-the-very-best-of-duffel-blog.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Mission Accomplished: The Very Best of Duffel Blog<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: null<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>Five years after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/\">Duffel Blog<\/a>\u2019s March 4, 2012, launch, the site has published more than 2,000 stories written by over 100 contributors and now draws in more than 1 million visitors monthly. The contributors come from backgrounds that extend across all branches of service, men and women, some are active duty, others are veterans.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;It runs the gamut of experiences in the military,&#8221; says Szoldra. &#8220;There\u2019s no way that Duffel Blog would still be around five years later if it weren\u2019t for such awesome contributors.&#8221;<br\/><br\/> Duffel Blog started from what Szoldra calls &#8220;accidental entrepreneurship.&#8221; <br\/><br\/> &#8220;I came up with a business idea for helping military members in their transition from active duty to college. I felt like that was a process that was tough for me and I thought maybe I could do something there.&#8221;<br\/><br\/> &#8220;I didn\u2019t think that I would have a company and a website that a whole lot of military members love. I just thought \u2018I\u2019m going to start this website and it\u2019s going to be fun for me. At least it will make me laugh and maybe a few service members here or there.\u2019&#8221; <br\/><br\/>Szoldra served as a Marine Corps infantryman and as an instructor at the School of Infantry-West in California. \u00a0<br\/><br\/>&#8220;I don\u2019t know the hell of a staff officer formatting PowerPoints eight hours a day, but there are plenty of people that do and they\u2019re writing those experiences which plenty of officers in the Pentagon read it and think \u2018Oh my God, this is the greatest thing ever.\u2019&#8221;<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paul Szoldra\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015a-ec55-da2e-a9ff-ef577d580000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/27\/df\/250fb8194b7a939aaabf49826069\/paul-szoldra.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Paul Szoldra<\/span><\/figcaption>Szoldra does have a favorite story, though he admitted that it was very hard to choose. &#8220;<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/2012\/03\/coast-guard-cutter-capsizes-dozens-wet\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/2012\/03\/coast-guard-cutter-capsizes-dozens-wet\/\">Dozens Wet After\u00a0Coast Guard\u00a0Cutter Capsizes Off Florida Coast<\/a>&#8221; is riddled with the dry, underhanded humor that Duffel Blog is known for. <br\/><br\/> Duffel Blog has drawn the attention of everyone from Gen. James Mattis to an NCIS agent and even a confused Sen. Mitch McConnell, who infamously asked the Pentagon to check on a Duffel Blog story. McConnell wrote to the Pentagon&#8217;s congressional liaison asking about\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/2012\/10\/guantanamo-prisoners-to-receive-gi-bill-benefits\/\" title=\"Link: null\">Guantanamo Bay detainees receiving Post 9\/11 GI Bill benefits<\/a>.\u00a0<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gen. Mattis and Paul Szoldra\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015a-ec56-d1cd-a1fa-edfe9ad90000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/3b\/fc\/44a0a45d4f1ca9f2a6102111312c\/gen-mattis-and-paul-szoldra.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Gen. Mattis and Paul Szoldra<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: null<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>&#8220;Mattis,&#8221; Szoldra said, &#8220;has been one of our best high-profile boosters. 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