Vivid, intimate storytelling by service members and military-connected civilians that provides the emotional context for our reporting.
A father reconnects with his ex-wife during their son’s graduation from Army basic training. “I told her she was a good mother.”
The student grabbed the joystick bolted between her legs and took control of the training helicopter. “Some pilots are naturals,” the instructor said. “You aren’t.”
“I can’t believe this is how I’m going to die,” thought an Army medic after falling down a well. “We’re in the middle of nowhere. No one is going to rescue us.”
A chief petty officer stays in the Navy after she’s sexually assaulted so she can help other women, inspire culture change
After an IED exploded in Iraq, a badly burned Marine asks his brother if his teammates survived. “He knows I won’t lie to him. We are both warriors.”
The Lore of Uncle Wally Leads a Family From Bagram to Meuse-Argonne
|Joanna Guldin-NollUncle Wally’s service was lore. And the monument—erected in France—loomed in her imagination. A military spouse traces her family’s generations at war.