My concept of grace has, like most things in my life, been shaped by experiences in combat. In June of 2010, I had the honor of serving as a team Continue Reading
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How Baseball Prepared Me to be an Army Ranger… and My Life After
Editor's Note: Vincent Vargas is many things: a father, a husband, a veteran, an actor, a philanthropist, and a former Army Ranger. He is also Continue Reading
“This Is What I Re-Enlisted For?” A Warfighter’s Excerpt
Editor's Note: The below article is an excerpt from the book No Shit Here I Am: A Soldier's Stories of Life During and After the War on Terror by Continue Reading
“BOLO”: An Excerpt From Aaron Kirk’s “The Hill”
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part run of excerpts from “The Hill,” an Afghanistan War memoir by Marine Corps veteran Aaron Kirk. You Continue Reading
Veterans, It’s Our Fault the Public Doesn’t Understand Us
The complaints are common, and often repeated: “Nobody understands what we go through!” “When will the civilian bother to learn about the plight of Continue Reading
“Drone On”: Targeted Killing, Drone Warfare, and Jus Ad Bellum
by Kim Caccamo Editor's Note: Kim Caccamo is a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This academic work product does not reflect Continue Reading
Tactical Military Deception: A Perspective
Author's note: The primer below is a fictional narrative initially written for Senior Army leaders to set the scene of potential future combat Continue Reading
Guard Culture: One Weekend a Month My Ass
by Leonard Benton Look, the Guard can be a great place or it can be a nightmare. But the first thing you are going to have to realize is that your Continue Reading
Canada’s PTSD Solution For Vets: “We’ll Help You Kill Yourself?”
Canada's Veteran Affairs bureau is under fire for an unconventional response. As cited in numerous news reports, a Canadian military veteran seeking Continue Reading
Stone Soup for the Special Forces Soul: Takeaways from a Children’s Fable
Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown, a Caldecott Honor Book first published in 1947. “Many thanks for what you have taught us…” the peasants said to the Continue Reading
Why Are States Having To Use The National Guard For Routine State Functions?
The National Guard has been used for some weird things lately. And I'm not talking about the standard "Let's use the Guard to pretend to secure the Continue Reading
A PTSD Saliva Test and What It Could Mean for Warfighters
by Darren T. Bean A recent study by researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa involved using saliva to determine if a person Continue Reading