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Combat

A Really Good Question

Jeff Hensley | Posted 05.17.2013 | Impact
Jeff Hensley

The vast majority of these are worthy and noble endeavors, showing veterans their service is appreciated. And yet, far too many veterans struggle with the transition to civilian life. With all these organizations offering help, how can this be?

Time to Listen to Veterans Tell Their Truths

Leila Levinson | Posted 04.18.2013 | Impact
Leila Levinson

We are 12 adults preparing for a play. We are veterans and family members of veterans. The audience will be civilians. Just as children learn through play, so is our play teaching us, transforming us.

War Stories All Americans Should Read

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 04.03.2013 | Impact
Jeffrey Shaffer

Attention everyone who wants to know what war is really like for the troops in the front lines: you now have several excellent opportunities to learn about the incredible horror and nightmarish consequences of mortal combat.

Give Teachers Guns So They Can Finally Kill the Bad Guys [Play Your Michael Bay Film Score Now]

Andy McDonald | Posted 02.26.2013 | Comedy
Andy McDonald

Give teachers guns? As the son of a teacher, the nephew of a teacher, the grandson of a teacher, the grandnephew of teachers, the cousin of teachers, and the friend of teachers, I find it so touching that people all of a sudden want to provide teachers with supplies.

Chuck Hagel for DOD

Brent Budowsky | Posted 02.26.2013 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense would bring immense confidence in the capitals of America's allies around the world, and great enthusiasm from veterans and military families throughout America who know him well, and trust him greatly.

Integrity, Character Define the American Service Member

Kenneth O. Preston | Posted 08.14.2012 | Impact
Kenneth O. Preston

Observance of the 237th birthday of the United States Army gives pause to reflect on who we are: past, present, and future.

Women in Combat: The Crow Is Cooking

Greg Jacob | Posted 04.18.2012 | Politics
Greg Jacob

Women in the military are being held back simply because they are women. Such an idea is not only completely at odds with military ethics, but is distinctly un-American.

Military Mind: What Happens to Our Heroes' Brains

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 02.17.2012 | Science

Combat seems to do a number on some soldiers' minds--as high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among returning soldiers attest. But a bom...

Scott Brown Gets National Guard Training In Afghanistan

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 10.31.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Sen. Scott Brown is winding up a weeklong training session in Afghanistan as a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. Br...

Actor Aaron Eckhart Gets Militant About Battle: Los Angeles -- Now on DVD

Brad Balfour | Posted 08.14.2011 | Entertainment
Brad Balfour

"It took me a long time to get over the movie," Eckhart said. "I'm ready for the sequel. I wear khakis, keep my hair short, and stay by the phone."

Passing of a Modest Hero

Dorian de Wind | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dorian de Wind

A few weeks ago I attended the "Celebration of Life" Service for a dear friend and neighbor who passed away after a long and valiant struggle with...

Profile in Courage

Susan Deily-Swearingen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Susan Deily-Swearingen

I don't know if it is my own naivetƩ or a comment on the way this war is being prosecuted that a solider risking his life every day could want for such basic necessities.

A Fifth Star for Petraeus (Revisited)

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Dorian de Wind

Would our nation and our war effort in Afghanistan benefit from the appointment of a five-star general, a General of the Army, and should it be Gen. David Petraeus? I say "yes" to both.

U.S. Drones Suffer From Human Error, Computer Glitches In Afghanistan

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military often portrays its drone aircraft as high-tech marve...

Yellow Ribbon Stickers: they aren't working (and neither are a lot of veterans)

Clint Van Winkle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Clint Van Winkle

It's easy to say you support the troops, but numbers prove that the support often stops with the placement of a yellow ribbon on the back of a car. 1...

Rethinking Memorial Day: The Pat Tillman Story

Myriam Miedzian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Myriam Miedzian

For those of us who believe that the best way to honor soldiers killed in combat is to strive to ensure that future generations not die in unnecessary wars, Tillman's story is of utmost importance.

When War is Unjust Should Soldiers Just Say No?

Greg Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Greg Barrett

Military regulations recognize an individual's right to refuse combat for reasons of faith or conscience, but the CO status does not distinguish between wars of national defense and those of preemptive strikes.

Eight Years of War. Take Care of Them. They Are Us.

Michael D. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Michael D. Brown

You see them in the mall, airport, and restaurants. They are the men and women who serve our nation as Army reservists. We pass them cavalierly, occasionally saying thanks for their service.

Veterans: Banished and Betrayed

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.

President Obama constantly pays lip-service to his respect for the men and women of our armed forces, but does his concern extend to this forgotten class of soldiers?

Fort Hood Exit Strategy

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Alison Rose Levy

With the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, the time has come to face up to two facts: War is Hell -- this we know. War is not conducive to mental health -- this we don't want to realize.

Woodstock Film Fest -- The Messenger

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Stewart Nusbaumer

Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play servicemen tasked to inform relatives of soldiers killed in action. For good reason, this is called the worst job in the Army.

Wounded GIs in Afghanistan More Seriously Injured Than in Iraq

Politics Daily | David Wood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

They are the invisible casualties of this war, the 2,194 Americans who have been badly wounded in battle here. More are coming. Stunned, torn and ble...

Petraeus versus the President?

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
The Real News

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Biden and Palin: Make Military and Veterans' Issues a Priority Tonight

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Paul Rieckhoff

As Friday's debate bounced from fiscal responsibility to offshore drilling and nuclear energy, one thing was notably absent: any real discussion of the overall readiness of our military or veterans' issues.

Maliki's Leverage Over Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.