The Army had been her life until it turned into her enemy. A former combat medic reflects on the ultimate betrayal of giving her all in service and feeling abandoned in return.
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Running for My Life After Returning From War
How a high-functioning facade masked a critical bout of depression for a former Army sergeant.
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Anger Management and the Old Man—”I’m Relieved That I Tossed It Away.”
A former medical platoon leader spent years resenting his commander, until he realized what his pent-up rage truly meant.
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Finding My Calling While Treating a Casualty Inside Friendly Lines
He saw gore and death, but he also saved lives. There are certain things a former corpsman will never forget or take for granted.
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“This Is What Closure Feels Like”—the Aftermath of Miscarriage While Your Spouse Is Deployed
A Marine reservist recounts an unexplained loss while her husband is deployed.
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The Stories I Share as a Woman Veteran
A former Army photojournalist and combat medic grapples with how much people should know about war.
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Letters From War and Drawing “The Line Between Respect and Caution”
A former Army soldier grapples with an unresolved confessional to her late mother.
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Forced Pivots and Finding Purpose as a Military Spouse
How the founder of the National Military Spouse Network reignited her career after years out of the workforce
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The Two Hundred and Fiftieth—a Military Spouse Loses a Student to Gun Violence
Joanna Guldin-Noll, a fellow of the War Horse’s 2018 Writing Seminar for Military Spouses, reflects on losing a student to gun violence as a former teacher.
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You Have Not Seen The Last Of These Marines
After starting a new chapter in his life, a former corpsman realized the men he lost 20 years before were much more than a memory.
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Removing My Armor
How a former Army videographer learned to cope with trauma and rebuild her life.
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“It Is Cancer”—Reflecting on My Husband’s Diagnosis After Going to War
In the VA’s emergency room, Molly Pearl and her husband made the imperceptible shift between soldier and patient, wife and caregiver.
