On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to Continue Reading
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The Cost of Unchecked Rage
“Let them loot. After all they’ve been through, they deserve it,” the Battalion Commander for 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group told his Continue Reading
Twenty Years Later
It’s hard to believe that the twentieth anniversary of my deployment to Iraq is in a few short months. We mobilized with the North Carolina Army Continue Reading
The Duality
I live with a duality regarding my service in Iraq. On the one hand, I am wildly proud to have worn a Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) and, later in Continue Reading
Save The Stranded: A Post Afghan-American War Project
by Scott Chapman and Russ Pritchard Since the last military flight out of Kabul and the Khider District Massacre, both events occurring on 30 Continue Reading
Screw Up-Move Up: The Continuing Promotion of and Lack of Accountability for Kabul’s Failed Generals
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub This originally appeared in Armed Force Press and republished here with the author's permission. The lack Continue Reading
In the Name of My Father: A Veteran’s Take on Commander Ahmad Massoud’s New Book
by Mikael Cook When I first met the leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF) in a small Vienna hotel room in 2023, he did not seem to fit the Continue Reading
Quick Hits on Syria – A Primer
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub This originally appeared in Armed Force Press and republished here with the author's permission. Major Continue Reading
All Traditions Have Extremists
My conversations with my oldest son, Hans, tend to veer in strange directions. He may be explaining to me in great detail the differences between the Continue Reading
Normandy D-Day Tours: Walking in the Footsteps of Heroes
©AdobeStock/Jenny Thompson Types of Normandy D-day Tours In simple terms, D-day marked the beginning of the end of the German invasion of France Continue Reading
We Don’t Live in a Just World
There is a relatively large Muslim population in our local area. When I take my grandson, Asher, to the playground, I often meet a parent or caregiver Continue Reading
Afghanistan Memories: I’m a Warrior Through and Through
Heart turned hard, emotionally scarred. I tried to get past this but it’s so fucking hard.My pain is evident yet so blissfully hidden. From events Continue Reading