By Chuck Ritter This first appeared in Objective Arete and is republished with permission. In your mind’s eye, travel far ahead into the Continue Reading
Warriors: We Have Earned the Rest of Our Lives
By Joe DeCree To All My Brothers and Sister Warriors, I have been reading the traffic on this blog for a couple of years and it has helped me Continue Reading
In a Flash, I Saw All of My Boy’s Future Birthdays
By Greg Longey Popular culture, old wives’ tales, movies, and books told me that my life would flash before my eyes during a near-death Continue Reading
The Space Between the Blast
Michael H. Ollis, the Triple Deuce standard, and the long road to “Medal of Honor” By Calder M Serba [Editor’s Note: Citation superscripts have Continue Reading
How to Keep Going
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
Permission for the Wave
“It’s being tied to a chair at the bottom of an empty in-ground swimming pool. There is a giant wave looming over, waiting to crash down into the pool Continue Reading
I Loved The Fight More Than I Loved You
An anonymous combat veteran I never really loved anything growing up. When I raised my right hand, I knew I loved America, July 4th was my favorite Continue Reading
The West’s Death Spiral of Denial
Editor’s Note: This piece is published anonymously at the author’s request. Given the subject matter and today’s climate around public commentary, we Continue Reading
The Tent Where Warriors Dwell
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, Life After War, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Understanding Combat Trauma – PTSD
By Dr. Samantha Case, Clinical Psychologist If you have participated in a combat tour, your primary orientation to the world has likely changed. Continue Reading
The Whiplash Doctrine: America’s Signals in a Hot World
By Calder M. Serba There’s a particular kind of quiet that exists just inside a perimeter fence. Not peace. Not safety. Something thinner than Continue Reading
Combat Guilt, Forgiveness, and Mercy
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