Monthly Archives: May 2012

Women do not belong in the infantry. It’s a simple statement and one that, until recently, nearly every civilized culture seemed to accept as a truism. For reasons as multitudinous as they are apparent and profound, in time of war … Continue reading →

(Click here to read Part I) Al Qa’im, Al Anbar Province, Iraq 8 May 2005 The desert night was chill against my face and neck as I made my way down to the company staging area in pitch darkness. Surrounded … Continue reading →

In a recent article published on the Public Broadcasting System’s (PBS) NewsHour, military and phsychiatric professionals debated the merits of changing “PTSD” to a less stigmatizing and potentially more accurate term. Former Army Vice Chief of Staff General Peter Chiarelli … Continue reading →

“Lord, I ask you to watch over my men as we go into the valley of the shadow of death. I know that the enemy we face is not only an enemy of America, but an enemy of Israel as … Continue reading →

It is remarkable how fragile one’s walls are. They can stand for millennia and then shatter with the fall of the proverbial pebble. That is what happens to us, or at least, to me: The “ambulatory”; the “non-surgical”; the walking … Continue reading →