I didn’t want to unduly burden my family. Journalizing late into my evenings helped me to occasionally relax and release some stress.
Military Family
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“Unwavering, Staggering” Military Spouse Unemployment Could Change After Pandemic
For military spouses, employers’ acknowledgment that workers can be just as productive from home could put an end to giving up careers for the military.
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After Dad Died, I Cleaned Out the Garage. That’s When I Saw the Rusty Metal Box.
Inside the box, I found a folded-up, yellowed newspaper with a headline in bold print that read, “The War is Over!” and a set of dog tags.
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“War Is Indefinable”–For Some, War Is Combat. But It’s Not That Simple.
For a long time, I thought military service fit on one of two sides of a coin. It was either war, meaning combat and fighting, or it wasn’t.
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I Finally Understood That This Thing We Call War Is Real and Hurts People
Realizing war causes pain and suffering to those brave enough to face it, I felt shock and empathy for all those in service.
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I Had Never Seen the Impact of War Until I Spoke With Those Who Waged It
In the movies, veterans tend to be tough, male, white, so I expected that, like the movies, I would find the typical strong man who protected our country.
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I Asked Him About the Best Part of His Service–“Everybody Looked Out for Each Other.”
We went into the basement and he broke out old boxes and uniforms. As he went through them with me, he talked.
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“The Enemy Is Lurking in Our Bodies”—Women Veterans Say Toxic Exposure Caused Breast Cancer
As the last troops leave the “forever wars,” doctors say they’re seeing more women veterans with breast cancer—younger than the national average.
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Corpsman-Turned-Covid-19 Frontliner: Delta Isn’t a “Political Stunt”
“Why did you fall asleep at the wheel?” My answer: It’s a pitfall of being a juggler in the largest ongoing circus in the world—the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
“Good things happened after the bad,” writes Eric Chandler. But 20 years on, there is a painful contrast to the national unity that followed the attacks.
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From Deployment to Homecoming. And a Pregnancy During Lockdown.
Four days after he returned home from deployment, our first lockdown in England began. We went from extreme separation to extreme togetherness.
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Are Service Members Heroes, Victims, or Villains? You decide.
“My West Point siblings are neither convenient scapegoats nor two-dimensional nerd-warriors. They are first and foremost my siblings.”
