My father has been running longer than I’ve been alive. As his son, without understanding or explanation, he expected me to run with him. He was a Marine, but he’d been running long before he enlisted. He escaped from an abusive, alcoholic home in North Carolina at age 16. He eventually found safety and structure […]
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A Marine Fights a New War. This Time With Her Own Body
Marine perseveres through health problems after service
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Air Force Veteran Didn’t Need Permission to Drink—or Find New Path to Sobriety
Air Force veteran, who faced backlash from Alcoholics Anonymous, tries psychedelics to stay sober
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Fear and Uncertainty Followed the Sept. 11 Attacks. What Was Real and What Was a Good Headline?
After the Twin Towers came down in the 9/11 terrorist attack, military families lived with fear and anxiety.
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Remember and Protect Their Fragile Gift of Freedom. Thank You to The Greatest Generation
Air Force veterans salutes the Greatest Generation while attending the 80th anniversary of D-Day Normandy invasion.
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Four Siblings Joined the Military. Almost 30 Years Later, Only Two Remain
Army veteran vows to keep living after one brother was killed in the Iraq War and another committed suicide after returning with PTSD and injuries.
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The Country We Loved Didn’t Love Us Back. Maybe This Time Would Be Different.
I remember being taken in by our neighbors, how they embraced my family and introduced us to football, fireworks, and the spirit of America.
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The Sorrow and Defeat of Watching the Taliban Reclaim Afghanistan
While deployed, she thought she’d seen the worst of war. Now, as the Taliban reclaims Afghanistan, she worries about the children living under their rule.
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Moving Again. And Again. My Experience as a Military Spouse.
It’s not easy to start over in a new place, and few people understand this better than a military spouse.
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“Hellraisers,” Tinder Dates, and the Curse of the White Cloud
All he wanted was to see combat. Fortunately, he missed out.
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The Army Made Me Religious—Even Though I Still Don’t Believe in God
A love of community and military values became a former army sergeant’s faith.
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The Circus Is Coming to Town
As the United States grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a former corpsman trained in infectious disease epidemiology understands what’s at stake.
