As I began IVF, I felt grateful, empowered. But I mostly felt angry that VA would have covered my expensive medical procedure had I been married to a man.
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I Wanted My Life as a Mom Separate From My Work With Death. I Had to Make Room for Both.
For months, Katherine Witt had managed to keep her roles as Air Force mortuary affairs officer and Mom separate. Then she had to make room for both.
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I’d Never Fly the Osprey Again. My Heart Was Broken, Yet Somehow Full at the Same Time.
Death comes for all of us. That doesn’t mean we should live our lives in fear of it. Being a Marine is a risk. Being a pilot of any aircraft is a risk.
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My Family Took the Straight-and-Narrow Path. Why Was I the One to Diverge?
My return from Afghanistan in 2010 and difficulties adjusting opened a door my mom had closed after her service in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
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My Yia Yia and I Both Endured War. This Is How We Carry It.
Tyler Stevenson’s grandmother survived the horrors of war. Long after his service in Afghanistan, he came to understand her.
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US Territories Have High Rates of US Military Service, but Battle for Veterans’ Benefits
Guam, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories have some of the highest rates of U.S. military enlistment, but their veterans also face major hurdles accessing benefits after their service.
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It Took a Lifetime to Learn My Father’s War Story—and How It Shaped Us Both
What I didn’t know then was I was riding shotgun on my father’s quest to undo a moment of complete helplessness and horror during the Battle of Midway.
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No One Ever Connected the Dots of Our Boating Life and the Nightmare of My Father’s War
It took years to realize Dad’s obsession with rescuing sailors was tied to a traumatic experience in the Pacific during World War II he never spoke of.
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Military, Vets Depend on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Its Future Is Uncertain.
Military families depend on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to combat predatory financial institutions. A Supreme Court case may decide its future.
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This Story Is More Than a Revelation of Why I Hated Christmas
It is 2023—the holiday season. This exercise of looking in the mirror, of learning who I am and why, has been hard. But it has been healing.
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Embracing a Former Enemy at Pearl Harbor, It Was Official. The War Was Over.
This week marks 82 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor and 32 years since I witnessed the birth of a friendship between two men who’d once been at war.
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Short Changed: Military Comes with Unique Risks for Domestic Violence, Can Silence Survivors
A War Horse review of military women’s noncombat deaths since 9/11 found domestic violence often ended in death.
