Reality is pushing back and we don’t like it. We like our wars quick, our victories decisive, and our soldiers John Wayne. That is not the reality of our contemporary nation or military. We need to be careful about romanticizing war through the eyes of special operations specialists—Navy SEALs, Army Delta Force, and the like.Read more
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The sacrifices of the military are lost on most Americans. It has become customary to thank those serving in the military for their service. What are we thanking them for? The military is war weary. Deployments are more frequent and conflicts seem interminable—now decades long (Stop-Loss, 2008). Prolonged military sequestration is showing up in equipmentRead more
Over the weekend, something remarkable happened at, of all places, the New York Comic Con. Fan protests broke out surrounding Marvel Comics’ announcement of a joint venture with U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman. In short order, Marvel had scrapped the joint venture entirely. The plan was an unsubtle attempt to thread the military industry leaders into theRead more
Could the Trump controversy about the family of a fallen soldier make us think more about the plight of vets?
