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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
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‘My only regret is not doing more’ — Why I reported Eddie Gallagher for war crimes
Army general says scammer impersonated him on Facebook but didn’t ‘violate their community standards’
A British soldier reportedly tried to get high off shoe polish. He started a barracks fire instead
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My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died
On the weekend of the 13th anniversary of my son’s death in combat in Iraq, I traveled across the continent...
John Kelly Defends Trump’s Controversial Call To A Gold Star Family
White House chief of staff John Kelly, a former Marine Corps general whose son was killed while serving in Afghanistan in 2010,...
This Heartbreaking Video Captures What Everyone’s Missing Amid The Trump-Niger Controversy
On Oct. 17, Sgt. La David T. Johnson finally came home from Niger. The 25-year-old South Florida native, had been...
Airline Passengers Boo Family Of Soldier Killed In Recent Bagram Bombing
The father of a soldier who was killed last weekend in Afghanistan was disappointed and hurt after airline passengers booed...
Stop Treating The Military Community As Sacred
A strange thing happened when I married a soldier. Whenever I mentioned my husband’s occupation, my subsequent words, whether controversial...
When I Deployed To Iraq, My Mom Fought Her Own War At Home
Unlike the parents of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, my mother was blessed with the opportunity to see her...
In 2005, George W. Bush Gave The Right Response To A Gold Star Mother
On July 28, Khizr Khan stood with his wife on the stage of the Democratic National Convention and talked of...
When A Military Family Becomes A Gold Star Family
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from “My Father’s Son,” a new novel by Andy Symonds, the son of a...
