by Matt Lambdin This first appeared in 18 Series Bag Company and is republished with the author's permission. _______________________ It is Continue Reading
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Get Help: A Female Veteran’s Perspective
by Lana Duffy Last night I sat having a beer or two with some good friends who happen to be fellow veterans. As it sometimes does, the conversation Continue Reading
The Measure of a Man: Ramadi, Iraq
by a Combat Veteran Ramadi, Iraq, 2011 Just relieved from shift rotation, I was finally able to lay down and get back to my daily routine Continue Reading
A Vietnam Veteran Honors the Lives of the Fallen
by Michael Reagan On April 9, more than fifty years ago, I was on my way home from Vietnam. A Chinook picked me off the ground at the DMZ, under fire. Continue Reading
The Death of a Ranger
by former Ranger Johnny B. So, you heard a Ranger died today What a tragic waste, you said That he should die in a foreign land With so much of life Continue Reading
Armor to Thread
by Anonymous Am I brave? Limits of manhood, naivety, and all-around wonder with the world - I and they collide. Teenage wild eyes. Go where it’s Continue Reading
I’m Marking the LZ for America: We Need More Alvin Yorks
I’ve been listening to Sabaton’s new album, The Great War, a lot lately. It’s good, y’all. Check it out. There are several tracks that both my kids 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
The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation (TUSF) – Skin in the Game
by Colin M. LinebergerChief Operations Officer, The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation On 24 JAN 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a Continue Reading
Life is a Gift
by Tyler J. Britton Life is a gift. I won't play the victim. I'm not a victim. But it would be easy to act like one: my body, my mind, my Continue Reading
What I Signed Up For
by Scott Cee I’ve seen increasing rhetoric these days from some veterans regarding their views on their service, and the service of others in Continue Reading