Sebastian Junger tells it like it is.

Understanding the finer nuances of military life - from the motivations of its soldiers to its acronym-riddled language to the dark humor that pervades every combat unit - escapes most embedded journalists. They never quite get into the gritty details...

The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hasn't happened as quickly as some gay advocates would like, but a sense of the repeal's inevitability has seeped into the military consciousness. And while many big names in both the military and the government publicly support such a repeal, with the goal...