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
Veterans
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
Hire a Vet, But Not Just Because They Served
Prepare to get ticked off because some people are going to have a gut reaction to what I'm going to say and not use their critical thinking skills Continue Reading
Gold Star Healer: A Soul-Saving Journey of Redemption
Michael Gerald Reagan, Marine Vietnam combat veteran, and nationally known artist to presidents, athletes, and Hollywood stars, opened his 75-year-old Continue Reading
Stop Believing The Lie That No One Cares
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
A UK Combat Veteran’s Fight After War
This originally appeared in vocal media as "Who is Justin Haywood?" and is republished here with the author's permission. ________ It was Continue Reading
A Story Told in Pictures: Afghanistan’s Mark on Me
In Afghanistan I transformed from a naive young kid into a more mature person, indeed I did. In Afghanistan, I learned that life is not only short Continue Reading
Coming Home from Afghanistan
by Chris Fitzmaurice The following is part of a collection of short stories titled Insha’Allah: Short Stories of the Long War in Afghanistan." Continue Reading
My First Engagement with the Enemy
I don't always know what will trigger a flashback of my deployment to Afghanistan, but today, it happened to be the song at the end of the 2020 Mulan Continue Reading