By Chuck Yarling I recently read an article entitled, “Inside the Pentagon’s shameful effort to draft mentally disabled men to fight in Continue Reading
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A Fighter Pilot’s Perspective from the Skies of Iraq
By Robert G. Ray Jr., Lt Col (Retired), ALANG On March 21st, 2003, I was a flight leader of two ship F16C-Plus Block 30 aircraft OIF combat sortie Continue Reading
When You Can’t Be a Warrior Anymore… is There a Reason to Go On?
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. It’s that Continue Reading
When You Don’t Believe Forgiveness Applies to You
By Joe DeCree This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with permission. I just spoke to a Continue Reading
The Bridge
I’ve been thinking about him a lot lately. The man on the bridge. That cursed bridge. I’d put him out of my mind for Continue Reading
The Night I Chose to Live
Surrender is not a Ranger word, but Survivor is… By Bradley Dean Schamel, Retired Special Forces Officer Author's Note: A special shout-out to Continue Reading
Understanding Your Child’s Needs Through ABA Assessment & Support
The uniqueness of every child provides the opportunity to appreciate differences in their strengths, learning preferences, and developmental needs. If Continue Reading
I’m Glad I Did It. I’m Glad I’m Not Doing It Anymore
There are things in life that you can be profoundly grateful for without wanting to experience them again. Military service is like that for me. I Continue Reading
It’s Easier to Replace Fighter Pilots with AI Than Aircraft Mechanics
Fighter pilots might want to start updating their résumés. Aircraft mechanics can probably relax for a while. That may sound like a ridiculous Continue Reading
Congratulations, You’ve Met Everyone on Earth
The intellectual laziness of sweeping generalizations There are roughly eight billion human beings wandering around this planet, and apparently Continue Reading
I Can’t “Fully Grasp” What it Means to Serve
I wrote this back in 2017 - When my youngest was on his first deployment, mirroring his older brother's choices - (although upping the ante from 11B Continue Reading
The Veterans Who Don’t Feel Like Veterans
There is a question veterans ask one another that is almost never phrased directly: Did I do enough to count? It appears in quieter forms. Where did Continue Reading