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An Infantryman’s 06-07 Iraq Deployment In 7 Photos
I don’t have many pictures of my first deployment, to Iraq in 2006 and 2007, which lasted (counting Kuwait) nearly...
Why We Shouldn’t Cut Military Bands From The Budget
Military bands form a tradition — a living tradition that continues even today. But budget tightening and fat cutting have...
This New Crime Novel Nails The Relationship Between Military Dogs And Their Handlers
In my two deployments as an infantryman to Iraq, I never had the honor of working in close proximity with...
Why Hasn’t The Government Learned Anything From The Agent Orange Health Crisis?
In 1961, South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem asked the United States to help defoliate the lush jungle that was...
Women Should Burn Their Draft Cards
2016 promises to be a year of demographic revolution in the military on par with the racial desegregation of troops...
When It Comes to Burn Pits, Veterans Might Be On Their Own
By now you’ve probably heard of former Marine and Army Sergeant Joseph Hickman’s new incendiary book, “The Burn Pits: The...
Veterans Aren’t The Only People Who Deserve Affordable Education
There are many ways America honors its service members, a spectrum even, that runs from more to less appropriate or...
An Infantryman’s Defense Of The A-10
I admit it, as a former infantryman, I’m a partial to the A-10 Thunderbolt II. I don’t mind that it’s...
What DoD’s New Family-Friendly Policies Mean For The Future Of The Military
When you think of recent major social changes in the military, the reforms that spring to mind are most likely...