Opinion(Page 4)

Views from the barracks to the battlefield.

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We need to stop talking about a possible US military coup after the November election

By Jeff Schogol

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There’s A New ‘Father And Son Served In Afghanistan’ Puff Piece, And Boy Is It Depressing

By Paul Szoldra

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The Military Needs To Get A Handle On Its Awards Process

By Carl Forsling

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Former DIA Director: Please, take your knee off our necks so we can breathe

By Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart (Ret.)

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No, Cops Shouldn’t Be Rocking The Punisher Skull

By James Clark

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17 Indispensable Leadership Quotes From Post-9/11 Generals

By Sarah Sicard

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Opinion

Opinion: Pardoning war criminals will hurt US troops deployed overseas. I know from experience

By Mike Jason

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Culture

Why 2005’s ‘Battalion Wars’ is still my favorite video game ever

By David Roza

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News

2020 sucked but these Task & Purpose stories were good as hell

By Paul Szoldra

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Spring reminds most people of rebirth. It reminds me of death

By Zachary Bell

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Military Life

5 things I actually miss about being deployed on Christmas

By Mike Denny

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History

The Iraq War Was A Mistake. So Why Can’t Gen. Petraeus Finally Admit It?

By Paul Szoldra

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News

I dreamed of becoming a Marine my entire life. Then I learned I was undocumented

By Tony Valdovinos

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Civil-military relations have turned ridiculous

By Jeff Schogol

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I Can’t Stop Laughing At This Army Veteran’s Political Ad

By Paul Szoldra

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I’m Not A Marine, I’m An Ex-Marine. Get Over It

By Jack Mandaville

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Unmasking The Army’s Officer Evaluation Reports Will Improve The Profession Of Arms

By Brad Hardy

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It’s time for a post-9/11 veteran to lead the VA

By Florent Groberg and Michele S. Jones

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Survivor Guilt, A Booney Hat, And The Things Left Behind By Fallen Friends

By Chief Kristin Beck (Ret.)

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Tech & Tactics

Take A Stand For Women: Ban Pink Guns

By Adam Weinstein

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News

Soldiers should be able to choose their rifle’s barrel length

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

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Tech & Tactics

An Infantryman’s Defense Of The A-10

By Scott Beauchamp

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Culture

Video Games Actually Make You A Better Soldier

By Sarah Sicard

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Tech & Tactics

There Is Absolutely Nothing Wrong With The M4

By Christian Beekman

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Tech & Tactics

Why The US Military Should Switch To Hollow-Points

By Christian Beekman

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Tech & Tactics

The Worst Gear Idea Of 2015 Is Already Here

By Christian Beekman

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News

We need more veterans serving in America’s newsrooms — and you can help

By Zack Baddorf

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News

Families like mine risked our lives for US troops abroad. Now America is abandoning us

By Shahad Alibadi

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I struggled with thoughts of suicide. Vulnerability and connection kept me alive

By Matthew Stroup

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News

Borat Stole My Valor And I Want It Back

By Adam Linehan

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What, If Anything, Did John Kelly Learn From Re-Reading ‘The General’?

By Kyle Gaffney

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News

Why Are So Many Dogs Named Cooper?

By Tom Ricks

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Military Reading Lists For The Summer (And The Case For Avoiding Them)

By Tom Ricks

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I’m So Sick Of The OODA Loop

By Carl Forsling

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The Single Largest Loss Of American Lives During The Revolution Wasn’t During Battle

By Tom Ricks

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The Fitzgerald’s Watch Team Could Have Been Mine

By James Seddon

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We need to talk about that study claiming that US troops are ‘overpaid’

By Carl Forsling

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News

The New York Times just turned the floor over to a terrorist and Taliban leader

By Jeff Schogol

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Dear Col. Ned Stark: Take The Offer

By Guy Snodgrass

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News

Here’s What Happens When Your Local Porta Potty Cleaner Just Up And Leaves

By Jay Kirell

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Why I blew the whistle on the forceful clearing of Lafayette Square

By Maj. Adam DeMarco

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Military Life

Are you ready for your next chapter? Think Nashville

By Justin Burgess

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News

My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken

By Jacob Tice

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Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th

By Joe Quinn

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I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th

By Joe Quinn

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Maintain hygiene during COVID-19

By Task & Purpose

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News

Americans need to know how many of its troops are in harm’s way

By Reps. Katie Porter and Jason Crow

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News

I never truly contemplated ‘white privilege.’ Then I saw a black man killed for doing the same thing I had done

By David Wilson

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News

US civil-military relations: a flawed deal in desperate need of repair

By Gregory D. Foster

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A prominent Vietnam veteran reflects on sacred places, protesters, and Confederate flags

By Jan Scruggs

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We already have the army of skilled workers we need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: Our veterans

By Dan Goldenberg

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News

It’s time to rename Fort Benning for Alwyn Cashe

By J. Davis Winkie

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News

What the Houston riots of 1917 tell us about police brutality and status in America

By Kyle Gaffney

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News

At West Point, they swore an oath to serve the public interest. As high public officials, they’ve forsaken it

By Gregory D. Foster

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News

A better way of selecting Marine Corps officers for command

By Col. J.S. Anderson (Ret.)

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COVID-19 and the loneliness of American heroism

By Peter Lucier

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News

For American security, Tammy Duckworth is the pick for Biden

By Paul Eaton

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News

Yes, the President’s tweets count as legitimate orders, no matter how confusing they seem

By Butch Bracknell

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News

The misappropriation of Pat Tillman’s legacy

By Meaghan Mobbs

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News

This AFSOC tweet about COVID-19 is the dumbest thing we’ve seen today

By Jared Keller

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Military Life

Veterans Only Parking Doesn’t Go Far Enough

By Task & Purpose

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News

The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma

By Kayla Williams and Samantha Kubek

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News

Top 5 Bases That Should Be Deployments

By Task & Purpose

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News

Traumatic brain injury is often called an ‘invisible’ wound. It’s anything but

By Jenny Lynne Stroup

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