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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
Navy warship named for Medal of Honor recipient who saved fellow sailors from deadly inferno
‘There’s an Air Force base here,’ say annoyed cops to people calling 911 about jet noise
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President Bush may find it funny but the Iraq War is no joke
“Laughing it off as a gaffe was the worst part about it.”
How a troubled Marine led a veterans court judge to confront his own survivor’s guilt
He moved his lips but made no sound, then started to cry. “I don’t have a mission anymore.”
A retired Marine 3-star general explains ‘critical military theory’
"There is only one overriding standard for military capability: lethality."
The tragic story of the Marine infantry company that became the hardest hit unit of the Iraq War
'They Called Us Lucky' is at its best when it focuses on the events in Iraq and their immediate consequences for the lives of those involved.
‘Mosul’ is the best Iraq War film ever made
"The opening shots sent chills through my spine, panning over street after street of destroyed homes, downed power lines, and wrecked vehicles."
They served together every day in Iraq for 15 months. 14 years later, the doorbell rang
“Don’t wait to reach out and let people know what they mean to you.”
How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor
"I'd give it back right now if I could get my soldiers back.”
He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader
“Pound for pound, I’d put him up against anybody."
Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning vehicle in Iraq
“That’s when I saw Sgt. Cashe at the back of the Bradley ... The only thing he asked me was, ‘Where are the boys at?'”
Unbelievable stories from the Second Battle of Fallujah
The stories that emerged from that battle are the kind that legends are built on. They're larger than life and in some cases seem unbelievable. But they're true.
A veteran’s odyssey after hanging up the uniform in an America he doesn’t recognize
“The story of Odysseus is the story of the day after—what happens when the battle is done? … My service wasn’t an accomplishment. It was a liability.”
The heroic last stand of 2 Marines in Ramadi
Their final stand and sacrifice all took place in a matter of seconds.
Same sh*t, different decade: the War on Terror just won’t end for these 2 Army pilots
“We both have a little more grey hair."
A Marine looks back at the invasion of Iraq, 18 years later: ‘The war can’t go on unless all the poop’s burned’
18 years after the invasion of Iraq, a Marine looks back on his role in the whirlwind march to Baghdad.
Controversial game ‘Six Days In Fallujah’ about the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War is back in production
Let's hope they don't screw this up.
New movie ‘Cherry’ tells the true(ish) story of an Iraq War vet who became a bank robber
"On a very basic level, it isn’t what happened to me."
It’s time for a post-9/11 veteran to lead the VA
The post-9/11 generation is ready to make history.
The Army is reconsidering thousands of bad paper discharges of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
The U.S. Army has agreed to reconsider the cases of thousands of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars era with mental health conditions who received other-than-honorable discharges
Families like mine risked our lives for US troops abroad. Now America is abandoning us
After Iraq’s liberation when I was just a child, my family had begun aiding the U.S. military. Here's the story of the broken promises that came after
‘I’m here for the money’ — My life as a Blackwater mercenary
Wait. I need to feel bad about this. At least a little bad. Nope. These people don’t care about their country. I don’t either.
David Bellavia and the Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant David G. Bellavia speaks about his service and the relationship to Army Values
An Iraq War veteran has delivered a ‘beautiful, violent and almost perfect’ new novel about the American military machine
'Missionaries' is horrifying and refreshing, challenging us to reflect not just on the destruction of our own national institutions but also on the ugly and ongoing consequences of American power abroad
‘These are the stories we tell each other’ — Vets, service members, comic book artists team up to create ‘True War Stories’
These are the war stories we need more of.
