I’ve read accounts where amputees will feel sensations where their missing limbs used to be. One of the phrases describing it is “Phantom Pain.” The Continue Reading
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Friends Lost in the Sandbox
by Vincent Johnson I am no special operator, ranger, or grunt of sorts. I never get why so many people I speak to about military service feel they Continue Reading
Where Beauty is Found in War
I'm behind a tree no bigger around than my fist with branches breaking and dirt flying. In a fleeting moment I hardly ever share, a grin spreads Continue Reading
The Pillars of Self-Reliance: Building Resilience in Modern Times
by Craig Caudill Self-reliance is a cornerstone of personal and community resilience, emphasizing the ability to meet one’s needs independently. Continue Reading
The Physically Wounded: Who Are You Now?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
The Power of a Patch
“What are you doing?” a little boy asked me as I tapped an Army patch hanging in the doorway at our gym. He, like many kids, was hanging out, playing Continue Reading
In the Pursuit of Closure
I do not know how you will receive this, but my hope is with open grace and compassion. This is just something I wished I could have told you for the Continue Reading
The Only Way to Understand It… is to Live It
Each drop seemed to bring a sense of chaotic peace. It seems to always take me back to another time in another life. I sat and sifted through my Continue Reading
An Arm’s Length Away
As the world came crashing down, those men did what they do best, they fought on. They fought to preserve that which others sought to take. They Continue Reading
I Feel Guilty About Going to War… But It’s Probably Not for the Reasons You Think
I served 27 years in the US Army, and I spent a lot of my time in uniform abroad. My first overseas tour was a six-month peacekeeping mission with the Continue Reading
Your Story | Rise for the Fallen
by Jeremy Lanham This first appeared in "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. _____________________________ Note: Continue Reading
Pentagon Outrage: Soldiers Deploying to Chicago Denied the Right to Wear the Sacred Reflective Belt
by Hugh Jashol, Article 107 News* CHICAGO— The U.S. Army is facing a crisis of biblical proportions after it was revealed that troops deploying to Continue Reading