by Chris Fitzmaurice The following is part of a collection of short stories titled Insha’Allah: Short Stories of the Long War in Continue Reading
The Spaces In Between
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on November 25, 2013, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
College is Harder with a Princess Complex
by Katie Grugan Editor's Note: We often re-post other sites' stories when we find them interesting and well-written. The author of this piece is a Continue Reading
Dear Dad: A Son’s Letter to His Father After His Suicide
Submitted Anonymously "Five more minutes!" you would tell me as I swung on the monkey bars at the playground after a harrowing day of second Continue Reading
Getting Unstuck: An Open Letter To My Angry Veteran Friend
by Sean Parnell Listen, from one post-9/11 military veteran to another—we need to talk. Like me, you pulled a stint in Iraq or Afghanistan Continue Reading
Health Risks vs. Health Care for the Veteran
by Taylor Brady As a fellow veteran, you may be at an increased risk of chronic illnesses due to your environmental and occupational exposures Continue Reading
Learning to “Play” Again
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 26, 2022. as "Kansas." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
He Was an Asset and Now He Has Nothing
by Anonymous During the longest war in American history, America utilized “willing accomplices” to assist with intelligence needs. Those “willing Continue Reading
Battle of Appomattox: Understanding General Lee’s Surrender
by Sam Jacobs This article was originally published in ammo.com, and is republished here with the author's permission. _____________ The Continue Reading
Floating Through the Streets of Afghanistan, Undetected and Invisible
by Chris Fitzmaurice The following is part of a collection of short stories titled Insha’Allah: Short Stories of the Long War in Continue Reading
North Korea: Why Strategic Patience Does Not Work
The following is a notional memorandum written by an anonymous Special Forces officer. This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 31, Continue Reading
SpecOps Doc: It’s Better to Get Shot with an AK-47 Than an M4/AR-15
by Dan Pronk Editor's Note: Dr. Dan Pronk is an Australian medical doctor who spent much of his time in the Australian Army assigned to Special Continue Reading