Commentary “I had no thought of rank; all I did was try:” Ulysses Grant. The climate of the military profession is clouded with personal ambitions. Is the most honorable way to execute a commission to be self-aware enough to realize where to apply one’s skills within the framework of the Department of Defense (DoD)? The…
War Comes Full Circle: How a Crime-Fighting Cop Revolutionized Urban Warfare
Commentary Total darkness. The other side of midnight. For the first time in his 20 years of service with NYPD, Sergeant Don Young was paralyzed and didn’t know what to do. On a clear cloudless day in lower Manhattan, he had suddenly been plunged into a total black hole of smoke. At approximately 10:28 a.m….
What It Means to Be an ‘Educated’ Transitioning Veteran
Commentary So how about some tips on the transition between those two—from warfighter into civilian, and all the intricacies therein? Having done that very thing and watched many others go through the process, I want to offer the following as a simple yet easy-to-follow guide for understanding this difficult period in a veteran’s life. Officer…
Afghanistan Knocked Me Down–Faith Picked Me Up
Commentary On April 25, 2012, I experienced a rare, but significant tactical defeat in Afghanistan. Since then, my career and outlook stem from the events of that day. I was the Battle Company commander in the 1-508 Parachute Infantry Regiment, leading my Soldiers through a seven-month deployment in a highly contested area of Kandahar Province…
Minimalism as a Way to Address Veteran Depression
Commentary I have a theory. Part of it goes like this. A lot of guys join combat arms in the military as a way to seek out adventure. More than “serving my country,” many enlist with the intent of experiencing the stuff movies are made of. A great many who had this as a motivator…
Gold Star Healer: A Soul-Saving Journey of Redemption
Commentary Michael Gerald Reagan, Marine Vietnam combat veteran and nationally known artist to presidents, athletes, and Hollywood stars, opened his 75-year-old hands and showed his palms to me. “You see these hands?” he said quietly. “It’s the only part of you that you can look directly at. You can only see your face through a…
The Epoch Times Launches Battlefields—Real Stories by Veterans and First Responders
NEW YORK—From the front lines to the home front, America’s military veterans and first responders are committed to serving our nation and our community, and protecting us. The Epoch Times is honored to launch Battlefields, a new project featuring articles and podcasts exclusively created by veterans and first responders. The Epoch Times’ Battlefields project gives…
Mending the Warfighter Community: A Return to the ‘Centric Force’
Commentary I don’t think we see ourselves as victims ever but we get labeled as “damaged” so we are constantly fighting distortions and that’s rough. Damaged can mean anything within the entire spectrum of “abnormal” and that’s never good. What we are dealing with is somewhat of an identity issue. We go to war and…
Veterans: Don’t Believe the Hype
February 3, 2023
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Commentary Hype versus information: Do you know the difference when you see it? Do you know when you hear it? How do you know? Are you sure you know? Do you know that hype is designed to activate an uncontrolled primal response? In the parlance of ever-growing psychological messages rocketed at the public, can you…
Move Over State Department, Defense Department Shapes Foreign Policy
February 2, 2023
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Commentary “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”—Benjamin Franklin Has the Constitution created a gap and seam in U.S. national security? By design, the framers of the Constitution created checks between the executive and legislative branches. The Constitution created a separation between the ends and ways—controlled by the executive branch and the means—allocated by…
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