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The Last American WWI Veteran Dies

“Well, I guess I’m famous now.” Those were the words of Frank W. Buckles when he became the last living American World War I veteran in 2008. Sadly, yesterday, Buckles passed at the age of 110. “We...

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Green Beret Dies Trying To Save Daughters From A Fire

Matthew Crowder offers a soldier-to-soldier, father-to-father, prayer to the Green Beret who died trying to save his daughters. Our nation lost a hero today. Chief Warrant Officer II Edward Cantrell...

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Times Change, Hate Loses to Love, and Students Protect One of Their Own

There are many signs of seismic cultural shifts, writes Eirik Rogers, the most recent being the symbolism of Texas A&M Students vs. The Westboro Baptist Church at Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale’s Funeral....

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93-Year-Old Veteran Determined to Vote One More Time

From George Takei’s Facebook Page Join me in honoring Frank Tanabe, a 93 year old WWII veteran who was determined to vote in what will likely be his last presidential election. Mr. Tanabe was interned...

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Thank ALL the Veterans this Holiday Season

It’s easy to forget that living veterans from all wars and conflicts before 9/11 are still suffering from the effects of their service as well. The messages from friends and family start every year on...

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“After a fire fight, we went out into the killing fields to count bodies....

This comment is by ogwriter on the Call for Submissions for War Stories  TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic war story I was lucky and so was my brother Andre’. We sat and watched our fates being decided by a...

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Honor Flight: How Spending a Day With the Greatest Generation Changed My Life

  Diana Rodriguez spent one day with a veteran of World War II. And it taught her about goodness, at a time she needed it most. – 2010 was not my best year. I was going through tough times in my...

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Vet Who Lost Leg in Afghanistan Now Helps Prepare Recruits for Realities of...

Joel Booth said, “I’m not afraid of it just because something bad happened. For people who haven’t been in combat, it’s hard to understand.” Two years ago, while serving as a Naval Combat Medic for a...

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Entire Town Gifts Triple Amputee Veteran with Dream Wedding

Residents of Temecula, CA, gifted Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez and his wife, Alexis, with everything they needed for a perfect wedding to show their gratitude for his service to the country. In...

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Though I Am Weary I Cannot Stop To Rest

James Stafford remembers a friend who aged as well as he lived. We were standing in an Ace Hardware store up in California’s Sierra Nevada range. This was gold country long ago. Mark Twain once did a...

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Soldiers and PTSD, Part 1: Going Vegan

How Veganism Helped One Soldier with PTSD. —- “Blood, blood, blood, makes the green grass grow,” was the mantra we used throughout basic training. Our young boots hitting the pavement, grass, and...

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Bullying Experiment: Going Too Far Versus Not Far Enough

Iraq War veteran Michael Anthony talks about battling bullies. Make sure to watch the bully experiment video at the end. —- Several years back, I was going for a walk around my neighborhood—one of my...

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Father

Rescue comes from unexpected hands in Gary Bouchard’s breathtaking tribute to his veteran father.  Father You are falling fast through the air fifty-nine years ago so far above in the Asian earth that...

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Living for the Love of a Woman

What makes a man determined to let go of living a life in pain change his mind? Knowing someone is there to love. —- Tomas Young was done, having been a veteran in the Iraq war and suffered the...

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The Power of Music In War

Tweet In a remarkable story, WWII Veteran, Jack Leroy Tueller, shares an account that shows the power of music in war. — It’s true that war is a horrible thing, but even amongst the most horrible of...

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The Price of a Salute Among Leaders of Men

Tweet What have you done, today, to earn the loyalty of those who follow you? ______ We see the salute frequently. Lower ranking officers salute higher-ranking officers. Enlisted troops and non-coms...

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Looking for a Few Good Men

Tweet — Poetry editor Charlie Bondhus reflects on what it means to be gay, a poet, and an editor, and what all this means in terms of the Good Men Project’s mission.  — Editor’s Note: Recently, poets...

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Shell Shock

Scott Hightower depicts a vulnerable veteran from a child’s perspective, to powerful effect. — Shell Shock He was old. At somewhere over thirty, he was the final step of discipline. One night, at the...

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The Foyer of a Soldier’s House

Poet and U.S. Army veteran Dwight Gray captures how war changes soldiers in this poem of departure and homecoming. — The Foyer of a Soldier’s House *** Editor’s Note: Dwight Gray is a frequent...

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PTSD and the War at Home: A Soldier’s Story of Return and Recovery

Sgt Billy Caviness, who was wounded in Afghanistan, recounts his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. ___ More than 300,000 veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been diagnosed with...

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