The Last Stand Review

In the movies, the Last Stand is glorious. The hero stands atop a pile of broken enemies, silhouetted against a setting sun. The music swells. There is time for a one-liner.

We love the myth of the Last Stand. It is baked into our cultural DNA. From the 300 at Thermopylae to the Alamo, from the Ride of the Rohirrim to the final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , we are obsessed with the idea of going out swinging. The Last Stand

That is the moment you realize: there is no cavalry coming. The escape route is cut off. The ammunition is dry. In the movies, the Last Stand is glorious

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt What is your Last Stand story? Did you hold the line, or did the line hold you? Drop the tale in the comments below. There is time for a one-liner

It is the click of an empty magazine. It is the sound of your own breathing inside a helmet. It is looking at the person next to you and not saying a word because you both already know the score.