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A U.S. Marine mourns at a memorial service in September for the 13 service members who were killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Photo by Cpl. Brennan J. Beauton, courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps.

The Veterans Will Tell Their Stories—Shaping the Narrative of the Forever Wars

November 11, 2021|in Newsroom | Kelly Kennedy

They already tell the tales, stories that will need to be sorted into something we can bear, that will help us heal.

Playing on the Edges of Empire: Special Operations Forces Face Uncertain Future

November 4, 2021|in Newsroom | Kevin Maurer

SOF exists to fight in uncertainty, but with the war in Afghanistan officially over, it’s about to enter a world of competitors and state actors looking for an adjusted world order.

Louisiana National Guard 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers distribute food and water to citizens after Hurricane Ida, at Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, in September. Photo by Sgt. Renee Seruntine, courtesy U.S. Army National Guard.

“People Are Relying on Us”—National Guard Evolves to Fight Wars, Secure Homefront

October 21, 2021|in Newsroom | Sonner Kehrt

“Whatever the mission—combat deployments, Covid, wildfires, civil disturbances, or severe storms—the National Guard answered every call.”

Members from the 15th Medical Group host an open house for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in 2018. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman, courtesy U.S. Air Force.

“The Enemy Is Lurking in Our Bodies”—Women Veterans Say Toxic Exposure Caused Breast Cancer

October 14, 2021|in Investigations, Newsroom | Kelly Kennedy

As the last troops leave the “forever wars,” doctors say they’re seeing more women veterans with breast cancer—younger than the national average.

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The Veterans Will Tell Their Stories—Shaping the Narrative of the Forever Wars

Playing on the Edges of Empire: Special Operations Forces Face Uncertain Future

“People Are Relying on Us”—National Guard Evolves to Fight Wars, Secure Homefront

“The Enemy Is Lurking in Our Bodies”—Women Veterans Say Toxic Exposure Caused Breast Cancer

Read more of our investigative reporting.

“I Never Left Anybody”—Fighting for Veterans Left Behind by the Country They Served

Point of Impact: An Untold Story of Escape From the Pentagon on 9/11 and the Forever Wars That Followed

Past Pandemics Devastated the U.S. Military, Teaching Lethal Lessons

Exposed: Burn Pits May Force the Military to Acknowledge Generations of Poisoned Veterans

The Five Essentials of Storytelling. A Survivor’s (Excerpt) Guide to Writing about Trauma

How the Marine Corps Struck Gold in a Trash Heap During the Defense Department’s Fight Against Climate Change

From Death Threats to a French Dandy, Afghan Contractors Abandoned by the U.S. Struggle to Find Asylum Abroad

“They’re Like Sitting Ducks” — Treasury Renews Controversial VA Banking Service Amid Proceedings, Allegations of Defrauded Veterans

“Nearly All” VA Claims for Gulf War Illness “Improperly Denied”

Gulf War Illness Treatments Discovered. Will Veterans Affairs Officials Listen Now?

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