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By Dec 7, 2019
History

‘We never would have won World War II if we had this kind of division’ — A Pearl Harbor vet calls on Americans to unite around today’s military

Harry L. Chandler knows he's among the last of a vanishing breed. His fellow members of Massachusetts' Pearl Harbor Attack...
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America’s senior military officers should retire from becoming America’s TV talking heads

Former military officers commenting on military matters have valuable perspectives. On anything outside of that, their opinion is worth no...
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What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Navy SEALs, According To 2 Former Commanders

There are movies, TV shows, and video games about the U.S. Navy SEALs, and nearly all of them portray the...
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Transition

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Getting out of the military can be a challenging time, especially for those who only served one enlistment and are...
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Sebastian Junger: Over-Valorizing Vets Does More Harm Than Good

"After a certain point in time, it will actually become destructive to them."
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Julian LaRosa is a Columbia University student and U.S. Army veteran who lives in a university-owned apartment. All was right...
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Cultures clash. History is filled with conflicts based on things as simple as ideas, beliefs, and philosophy. It’s been happening...
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The Civilian-Military Gap Is More Of A Drift Than A Divide

On Oct. 8, Starbucks and the Schultz Family Foundation convened government, nonprofit, and corporate leaders from around the country in...
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Transition

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A lot of people think that military-civilian relations are strained. With every passing year, fewer and fewer Americans know service...
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How Recent Congressional Action Has Hurt The Trust Of The Armed Forces

Eighteen. That is the percentage of 114th Congress that has worn the uniform of the United States military. For the...
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Bridging The Civilian-Military Divide? Just Skimm It

At Task & Purpose, we worry an awful lot about the perception of modern military veterans in American society —...
By Aug 14, 2014
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The Military Is Not Doing Enough To Bridge The Civilian-Military Divide

As a civilian pursuing defense policy and the daughter of a fighter pilot, I see the divide between the military...
By Jun 27, 2014
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PTSD And The Civil-Military Divide

We often hear about the civil-military divide in the United State — the deep chasm between those who have served...
By Jun 25, 2014
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It’s Time For Americans To Own This Country’s Problems

I had the privilege of interviewing award-winning author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger a couple weeks ago, and something he said...
By Jun 2, 2014
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Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., wrote: “The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier...
By May 30, 2014
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If anyone in the military has had to sit through a speech in the last 10 years, he or she...
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This isn’t one of those stories you read over Memorial Day weekend of the incredible heroism and humanity of fallen...