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The Questions We Stop Asking
By Carlin McKeahow A little after ten at night, a high school junior sits at the kitchen table with a blank document open. The dishwasher is Continue Reading
Freedom of the Mind in Captivity
By Joseph G St Clair At Rodeo Uno, outside Guatire, Venezuela, the guards wore masks, military gear, and code names they had chosen to sound Continue Reading
What Tibor Rubin Taught Me About Resentment
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Confessions of a Police Officer
By Jill Wragg Dear Citizens, Neighbors, Friends, and Family, My name is Jill and I am a cop. That means that the pains and joys of my personal Continue Reading
The Power of Sharing Your Story
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
The Silent Crisis of Manhood
By Todd B. Kashdan & Chris Frueh Shortly after returning from a highly kinetic overseas combat deployment a few years ago, a U.S. military Continue Reading
What Does It Mean to Serve?
By Derick Bosely What does it mean to serve? What makes a soldier’s sacrifice enough? Is it enough to serve quietly, or do you have to fight to Continue Reading
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I Had to Write About the Fallen
By Lt. Col. Les Carroll (Ret.) U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard As an Air Force and Air National Guard public affairs officer, I spent my career Continue Reading
Vetricide: The Veteran Community’s New Civil War
By AWP The veteran community has developed a new kind of civil war. Not over politics. Not over strategy. Not even over the old branch rivalries Continue Reading