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War Horse Symposium Sheds Light on Vital Role of Military Journalism for Democracy, National…
In an interview last week at The War Horse Symposium, comedian Jon Stewart asked Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks about a broad range of topics ranging from toxic exposure to veteran unemployment to declining national service. But…
I Couldn’t Fix the Problems From Inside. To Be Part of the Solution, I Had to Leave.
I turned off the patient’s ventilator and stood over him as his heart slowed and his breathing grew shallow. It was his own body killing him now—and he would die with none of his family there to witness his final breaths.He was a stranger,…
Goats First, Women Last–Air Force Culture Protects Perpetrators, Silences Survivors
The city swirled around me in a kaleidoscope of colors: high-rises that gleamed in the sun like pastel-colored mirrors, palm trees with dancing emerald leaves, women in beautiful sparkly heels that peeked out from beneath their burqas. A…
When America’s Economy Is in Turmoil, Veterans Can Step up to Lead the Charge
Just before Christmas in 2021, employees at Lincoln College, a predominantly Black institution in central Illinois, came into work to find their printers had started printing on their own. All across campus, they spit out the same message:…
The Ripples of War Are Only Beginning to Spread. Is America Ready?
Drop a pebble into a pond and, after the initial splash, ripples spread across the water. It’s a familiar image, one we know so intuitively that everyone understands immediately what you mean by the phrase “ripple effect.” Yet, even when…
This Is What We Do in America. We Pause. We Forget. Then We Begin the Next War.
My stepfather, brother, and I served in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are still there, frozen in the suck—a boomer, a Gen Xer, and a millennial—ducking mortars, mourning dead colleagues, and waiting for care packages curated by Mom. For seven…
If There Was No Iwo Jima Airfield, I’d Have Been on My Knees Praying
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She Never Told Me Why She Took Me Under Her Wing, But I Would Have Been Lost Without Her
With less than a handful of days remaining in December, an eclectic range of Christmas decorations adorns the boats in the harbor. As my gaze drifts from the gently swaying winterized vessels to the gray haze across the horizon, my thoughts…
Economic Insecurity for Military Families Predates Pandemic, Inflation
Mandi Afoa wanted a good cup of coffee. She had just moved to Fort Polk, Louisiana, from Texas with her husband, an active-duty Army captain, and their three children. She missed the coffee scene she’d left behind in San Antonio.Afoa had…
The War Doesn’t End. But as Long as He Keeps Fighting, I’ll Fight for Him, Too.
As of Jan. 17, veterans thinking about hurting themselves can get free crisis care, including inpatient, for up to 90 days at Veterans Affairs. They do not need to be enrolled in VA care. For immediate help, dial 988, then press 1.My…
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