- 9 years ago Sticky: One Stop Shop for VA Benefits and Resources
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Supreme court rejects appeal from Blackwater guards convicted of killing Iraqi civilians
The four men, who were employed as security guards for a private US contractor, were convicted in 2014 of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007. By Joanna Walters and agencies.
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Action Man: Battlefield Casualties
Veterans For Peace UK
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The Spy Who Came Home
Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop. By Ben Taub.
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Trump Wants Trans Troops Kicked Out Of The Military (Or Back Into The Closet)
We’ve seen this movie before. By Robyn Pennacchia.
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Injustice At Sea: the Irradiated Sailors of the USS Reagan
American sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan were exposed to radiation from Fukushima. Many are sick. Some have died. Why can’t they get justice? By Linda Pentz Gunter.
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50 Years Later: What Tet Didn’t Destroy, Deferments Did
If Americans are looking for where the 'two Americas' first began to form, Vietnam is a good place to start. By Gil Barndollar.
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Fukushima heroes still fighting effects of radiation, stress and guilt
Following the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of 2011, selfless Japanese workers battled nuclear-reactor meltdown, and thousands of US troops provided disaster relief. Today, many are counting the cost to their mental and physical health. By Rob Gilhooly.
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We’re Here Because We’re Here
Jeremy Deller
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Running for His Life
One Marine learned that you can’t outpace your demons or suicidal thoughts. But it doesn’t hurt to try. By Devon Heinen.
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Confessions Of A C-2 Greyhound Carrier Onboard Delivery Pilot
A C-2 pilot describes how the workhorse Greyhound we know today was a very finicky and neglected aircraft years ago. By James Wallace, Tyler Rogoway.
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Shell-Shocked
Who's to blame when the violence of war comes home? By Elliott Woods.
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War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend
HBO
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500 Miles
Heroes and Horses
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The Best Way to Honor a Vet is With the Truth
Clinging to myths about Iraq and Vietnam only guarantees more war. By Maj. Danny Sjursen.
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Not Your Messiah
The safety of a rifle slung around your shoulders, your squad mates in front of and behind you, and the comfort of a well-worn FROG suit, were gone, replaced by strange clothes, strange sights, strange people. By Peter Lucier.
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Fifty-three year old nuclear missile accident revealed
“The warhead is no longer on top of the missile.” By Seth Tupper.
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How Japan’s youth see the kamikaze pilots of WW2
Japan deployed thousands of kamikaze pilots in WW2, but what does their legacy mean for youth now? By Mariko Oi.
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The First Time I Met Americans
Before becoming a novelist, I spent six years at war. Years later, I came to America and finally met my old enemies. By Bao Ninh.
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The Dirty Secret of War
It Can Be As Compelling As It Is Ugly. By Philip Caputo.
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Just Deserts
Some seventy-two years from the last American execution for desertion, the firing squad is a tough-guy pantomime for hacks and hams. By Jay Baron Nicorvo.