Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
For a century, the Department of Defense (now DoW) has asked a brutally simple question: can you read, can you reason, can you do basic math, can you learn a job without turning equipment into modern art? This isn’t about genius. It’s about baseline competence—the kind that keeps helicopters in the sky and generators from becoming bonfires.
I was late for a plane when I saw him. The freckled kid was in uniform. Operational camouflage combat fatigues. Reverse-flag patch on the right shoulder. High and tight haircut.
Christmas 2010 at Camp Victory in Baghdad wasn’t a celebration of peace or goodwill—it was a bitter reminder of betrayal.
The last time the United States implemented a draft was during the Vietnam War, a period that left a lasting impact on the nation’s history and military policies.
Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, Veteran’s Last Patrol, a non-profit supporting veterans in hospice care, was founded just a few years ago by Claude Schmid, a retired Army Colonel, and is now a national organization with active volunteers in 27 states. VLP offers honor ceremonies and emergency assistance, plus promotes new friendships by encouraging visits between …