To deal with the emotions roiling inside, I emulated my father, who never spoke about his time in Vietnam. I often got angry at simple things, exploding.
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It Took 8 Deployments, 3 Pregnancies, and $43,700 in IVF Treatments for Kristin and Joe to Have Their Baby
One survey revealed 37% of active-duty women and veterans said they struggled with infertility, three times the national average.
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Far-Right Suggests Military Just Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election. It Didn’t.
Why an update to Department of Defense Directive 5240.01 set off a firestorm on alt-tech social media platforms.
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The US Military Vowed to Safeguard its Arsenal. Why Do its Weapons Keep Going Missing?
With a polarized country bracing for the presidential election and violent extremism on the rise, experts say disappearing military firearms and tactical gear is a national security concern.
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It All Began With a Secret Union. I Wish I Hadn’t Settled for Secrecy.
I wish I had stood on my own two feet a little longer and not followed a man I didn’t know that well across the country. I wish I’d told my family.
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87,000 Vietnam Veterans May Qualify for $844 Million in Benefits. How Come Nobody Told Them?
While there is widespread agreement that America should compensate its veterans for their sacrifice and service, there’s a growing concern about where all this money will come from. Already a record budget shortfall is threatening payments to millions of veterans as soon as October.
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I Was an Air Force Fighter Pilot. Now I Help Addicts in Prison Turn Their Lives Upside Down.
It’s much simpler to just look down on addicts as vermin. I think I used to do that. It was a cheap way to improve my standing. Now I know better.
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‘I Had a Body Part Repossessed’: Post-9/11 Amputee Vets Say VA Care Is Failing Them
The concerns of veterans with prosthetics are now making their way to Capitol Hill, signaling a growing acknowledgment of VA shortcomings
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I Used to Think That Going to War Was Romantic. It Seemed Like Another World.
Your soldier will sometimes tell you things you don’t want to hear, but you will listen because you love him.
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A Hollywood Bad Boy, a Near Brawl, and the Wild Blue Yonder
Of all the scenarios I’d imagined when I’d joined the Air Force as things heated up in Vietnam, this certainly wasn’t one of them.
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How a 4,000-Word Coast Guard Email Erupted Into a Reckoning of Military Sexual Assault
The Coast Guard’s #MeToo movement has arrived, as survivors share their experiences and frustrations with how leadership has failed them
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When It No Longer Scares You, You Have to Quit. Fear Makes You Pay Attention.
If you make a mistake when you jump, you’ll probably be fine, but it could kill the paratrooper behind you. This was a very inexperienced group.
