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The Measure of a Man: Ramadi, Iraq
By a Combat Veteran Ramadi, Iraq, 2011 Just relieved from shift rotation, I was finally able to lay down and get back to my daily routine Continue Reading
Stop Believing The Lie That No One Cares
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
The Cost of Never Forgetting
People often remark on my seemingly impeccable memory. They wonder what such a gift might bring them, but they do not heed my warnings. They imagine a Continue Reading
I’ll Take My Armor Off Someday–But Not Today
2016 04 29 Friday It was day three of the Pacific Area Deck Landing Qualification roundup, PACAREA DLQs for short. We had less polite euphemisms to Continue Reading
Coming Home from Afghanistan
By Chris Fitzmaurice The following is part of a collection of short stories titled Insha’Allah: Short Stories of the Long War in Afghanistan." Continue Reading
Shut Up and Dig!
by Jake Walsh Basic training was full of new and unique games. Looking back, I was in over my head thinking I’d be able to recognize them as they Continue Reading
Politics Is the Only Racket That’s Legal
There is an old saying that circulates with remarkable frequency whenever public confidence in government declines: "Politics is the only racket Continue Reading
Why I Ruck When Nobody Makes Me
It's 0300 on a Thursday at Camp Rogers, Fort Benning. Day 4 of Ranger School, RAP week, and we're about to start the 12-mile ruck. Our bodies are more Continue Reading
A UK Combat Veteran’s Fight After War
This originally appeared in vocal media as "Who is Justin Haywood?" and is republished here with the author's permission. ________ It was Continue Reading
Before the Gun Appears
The call came in as an individual carrying a firearm inside an apartment building. Nothing had happened yet. No shots fired. No foot pursuit. No Continue Reading
Your Doctor Says Yes and a Spreadsheet Says Prove It
There was a charming period in human history when getting sick involved finding a doctor. America improved this primitive arrangement by adding a Continue Reading