Carried By the Cross is a quiet, uncompromising memoir about fatherhood, faith, and the long-term cost of service.

Carried By the Cross is a quiet, uncompromising memoir about fatherhood, faith, and the long-term cost of service.In this episode of The Arrogant Independent, author and veteran Shawn Havens reflects on the realities that unfold afteruniforms are put away—psychological attrition, institutional failure, and the discipline of endurance when justice never arrives. This is not a war story built on spectacle or heroics, but a restrained record of how loyalty, silence, and responsibility can erode a life over time.The episode explores themes of military service, moral injury, loss of faith, and parental devotion—without political framing, outrage, or easy conclusions. It is intended for listeners who value honesty over performance and understand that some truths are carried quietly.🎧 About the BookCarried By the Cross: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Faith, and the Cost of Service is available now on Amazon.https://a.co/d/gssLvQgTopics:Veterans’ experiences · Moral injury · Fatherhood · Faith under trauma · Institutional failure · Narrative nonfiction · Personal resilience