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.
Michael D. Brown | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver
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.
Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York
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.
Politics Daily | David Wood | Posted 10.17.2009 | 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...
The Real News | Posted 03.07.2009 | World
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics
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.
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics
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.
Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living