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J. Lo is not dead.

The Pentagon has no choice but to adapt and learn to operate within a rapidly-changing world.

“We cannot ... get this wrong.”

“I was just shocked that they allowed all this unnecessary shit to cloud up this great mission."

For many, fighting for their nation overseas was only one front; the second one being against racism and discrimination back at home. 

'The crowd there was crushing women and children up against the barricade'

Autonomous drones, laser weapons, and goggles that can see through vehicles, oh my.

“My kids did not volunteer to be poisoned.”

“Pound for pound, I’d put him up against anybody."

“After working there for six months, I still don’t know what the non-profit does to help veterans,” one former employee said.

“I hope DynCorp’s error doesn't cost them their lives.”

“No one could’ve predicted how this unfolded. The entire situation was surreal.”

“It sounds crazy and almost unbelievable," one soldier said.

Traumatic brain injury is an 'invisible wound' I've suffered 17 times.

It only takes one to wreak havoc in the ranks.

"It's one of the best programs I've seen in my 17 years in EOD."

An excerpt from 'The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley'

Let's recognize some of the good stories to come out of this otherwise godawful year.