By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. You’re not Continue Reading
Hard to Explain
By Benjamin Davis Where the Longs Peak Trail crosses the creek and turns right toward Battle Mountain, I stopped and let him catch up. I could no Continue Reading
When You Don’t Have Answers
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. We put a lot Continue Reading
The Pentagon Is Taking Operator Syndrome Seriously
By Jennifer Byrne, OTD, and Kelli Cabrera, OTD, 5by5 Performance Therapy; Chris Frueh, PhD, University of Hawaii at Hilo; and Lyndsey Tuft, PhD, and Continue Reading
The Helmsman Was on Acid
By Scott Staron Nighttime at sea. The ship’s bridge is dark, with red light coming from a few isolated pieces of equipment, but my eyes are Continue Reading
Why Veterans Need to be Allowed to Grieve
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Military Housing Allowances Should Follow Need, Not Rank
By SSG Taylor Ambos The views presented in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the position of the Department of War, Department Continue Reading
Without Discipline, Men Die
By an Anonymous USAF Brat The NCO club at Clark AFB in the Philippines backed up into Lily Hill. Lily Hill was one of those areas we, as Continue Reading
Every Coin Was a Handshake Once
By Anna Redmond Every veteran has the drawer. Maybe it's an actual drawer, the top one in the dresser, under the socks that never get worn. Continue Reading
Mom, I’m Going to Iraq
By Nancy B. Ronquillo Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Nancy B. Ronquillo’s memoir, A Soldier in the Family, which examines the Continue Reading
The Roller Coaster Called “Healing”
By Kasey Franklin This title here is a hard lesson I’ve had to learn. I never thought I would be the one. I never thought I would be the Continue Reading
The Questions We Stop Asking
By Carlin McKeahow A little after ten at night, a high school junior sits at the kitchen table with a blank document open. The dishwasher is Continue Reading