By Derick Bosely What does it mean to serve? What makes a soldier’s sacrifice enough? Is it enough to serve quietly, or do you have to fight to Continue Reading
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Trust: Why It’s So Hard to Let Others In
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
I Had to Write About the Fallen
By Lt. Col. Les Carroll (Ret.) U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard As an Air Force and Air National Guard public affairs officer, I spent my career Continue Reading
Vetricide: The Veteran Community’s New Civil War
By AWP The veteran community has developed a new kind of civil war. Not over politics. Not over strategy. Not even over the old branch rivalries Continue Reading
The Sky Is Full of Secrets and the Filing Cabinet Has a Security Clearance
UAP disclosure is the perfect American scandal because everyone gets to be wrong in their own special outfit. The government, naturally, behaves Continue Reading
When the Music That Saved You Comes Back to Life
Last Sunday night, I found myself amid a sea of forty-somethings standing shoulder to shoulder, awaiting the magic that was sure to come. The lights Continue Reading
The Hardest Step After Military Sexual Trauma
By Rachel Mickelsen, Texas Clinical Director, Warriors Heart The prevalence of sexual assault is the worst-kept secret in the Armed Forces. Continue Reading
TRICARE Stops Short in Puerto Rico
By Charles Crespo, USAF Retired When I retired from the United States Air Force and returned to Puerto Rico, I believed my family’s healthcare Continue Reading
Memorial Plaque: I Wanted Them to Remember and to Be Grateful
When it happened, I cannot recall. It just seemed to happen. I could not take it anymore, and I wanted the world to know. I wanted those passing by to Continue Reading
America Has Enough Fireworks and Not Enough Grown-Ups
Every July 4th, America does what America does best: puts on sunglasses, lights explosives purchased from a tent next to a gas station, eats meat Continue Reading
America at 250: Stewards, Not Owners, of Freedom
By Mike Sarraille and Kirk Offel America at 250 is more than a birthday. It is a ledger: a chain of blood, sweat, faith, courage, and generations Continue Reading
What Comes After Self-Mastery
By JC Glick and Michael Ostrolenk In our last article, we outlined the progressive journey from self-awareness to self-understanding to Continue Reading