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Troops Weigh Leaving Service Over Lack of Care for Kids With Autism Under Tricare
For months, Rachele Adkins shelved suspicions that her second son, Benji, may be autistic. His hazel eyes drifted away from people, and in photos, he didn’t smile. At 20 months old, he still wasn’t speaking. Every child develops…
US Military Pledges Principled, Responsible Approach to Artificial Intelligence
Eden Stratton and Sonner KehrtThis past May, at a London summit hosted by the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society, the U.S. Air Force’s chief of AI test and operations brought up an unnerving scenario. He told the audience about a simulation…
I’m Finally Here at This Place Where I May or May Not Belong. I’m Ready to Find Out.
The fireplace crackles, just starting to warm the lodge’s lower-level living room on a quiet autumn evening in upstate New York. Someone lets loose a sigh, prompting me to look up and observe my company. Three others are cozied into their…
2023 War Horse Seminar Guides Gold Star Families in Healing Through Storytelling
In May, The War Horse hosted its sixth writing seminar, welcoming Gold Star children and siblings at Lucky Spur Ranch Retreat in Justin, Texas. Tailored to the unique needs of this cohort, this was The War Horse’s first hybrid seminar,…
Command Sergeants Major Built a Culture of Camaraderie, as Soldiers and as Black Women
Eden Stratton and Anne Marshall-ChalmersMelissa Jones never thought she would join the military. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, she planned to go to college as a full-time student. Her life changed when an Army recruiter appeared at her…
‘The System Is Not Built for You,’ VA Doctors Told Him. They Weren’t Wrong.
In the summer of 2015, some six months after exiting the Marine Corps, I took a run, not unlike hundreds before it. This time, though, I heard something snap in my back and collapsed to the ground. After five, maybe 10 minutes, I stood and…
They Did Everything They Could to Make Her Fail. But They Could Not Break Her.
Her fate was sealed before she even stepped off the plane at Agana Airport (Guam) in 1979. That’s a fact. The officers and chiefs had decided that the ensign was going to fail—they were not going to let a female line officer tell them what…
Expectant Service Members Lack Support. Doulas Could Help, Advocates Say.
Gaby Cavins entered her military treatment facility on a Friday afternoon in February 2017 for a prenatal checkup. A lieutenant, junior grade, in the Navy, she was 25, healthy, and a week past her due date. She wanted to wait for natural…
I Watched His Blood Wash Out of the OH-58D. It Was a Hell of a Way to Grow Up.
I remember it like it was yesterday. Receiving live ammo for the first time. It reminded me of when my dad would deal out .30-06 rounds the morning before a hunt. I never got over how similar those two feelings are.I remember landing and…
‘A False Memory’–As Confederate Monuments Topple, Some at VA Cemeteries Still Loom Large
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