by Shara Hegr Although spouses spend more time with their veterans than any chain of command, doctor, nurse, or friend, we are rarely asked to share Continue Reading
Army Life: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
by Nick Perna If you take two privates and lock them in a closet with a five hundred pound steel BB, when you come back an hour later they will Continue Reading
Remembering… On Veterans Day
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 11, 2017 [and HJ on November 11, 2021], as "Veterans Day." It is republished Continue Reading
Veteran’s Day: It’s Not All About Us
Editor's Note: In this well-argued piece sure to inspire controversy within the veteran community, a special guest writer (who must remain anonymous Continue Reading
Shades of Influence in Leadership: Are you in the box?
by Major Juan Remy This article is not about defining or expanding on what leadership is or is not. Instead, it portrays or discusses the gray Continue Reading
After Combat, When is Love Worth Fighting For?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on March 2, 2018, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
A Glimmer of Hope
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 2, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
Garrison
by Nick Orton War is anticipation But the deployments are slowing down And the wars are over You're a garrison soldier now Now hurry up Continue Reading
Years Since the ‘Stan and I Still Think about It Every Day
by Bobby Ganton It has been years since I went to Afghanistan. I still think about it every day. 30 years spent on this Earth. 26 of them in South Continue Reading
You Saved My Life… and I Hated You For It
by Cleo DeLoner I should have died “over there” on the battlefield with my brothers, with honor and valor. But you saved my life. You weren’t my Continue Reading
From a Warfighter to My Fellow Leaders
by Taylor Anderson Editor's Note: You can also read Taylor's first letter "From a Warfighter to the American People" published Continue Reading
Mid-Term Elections are in a Few Days… Does it Really Matter?
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 3, 2022, as "Some Things Won't Change." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading