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On the weekend of the 13th anniversary of my son’s death in combat in Iraq, I traveled across the continent … Continued

White House chief of staff John Kelly, a former Marine Corps general whose son was killed while serving in Afghanistan in 2010, … Continued

On Oct. 17, Sgt. La David T. Johnson finally came home from Niger. The 25-year-old South Florida native, had been … Continued

The father of a soldier who was killed last weekend in Afghanistan was disappointed and hurt after airline passengers booed … Continued

A strange thing happened when I married a soldier. Whenever I mentioned my husband’s occupation, my subsequent words, whether controversial … Continued

Unlike the parents of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, my mother was blessed with the opportunity to see her … Continued

On July 28, Khizr Khan stood with his wife on the stage of the Democratic National Convention and talked of … Continued

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from “My Father’s Son,” a new novel by Andy Symonds, the son of a … Continued