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Veterans

The New Yorker Documentary

Permission to Heal, in “Thank You for Your Service” 

In Nic Kuklinski’s short film, a veteran’s service dog changes her perspective on closeness. 
News Desk

The Veterans Struggling to Save Afghan Allies

For many who served in Afghanistan, the flawed evacuation efforts have brought feelings of shame and betrayal.
Daily Comment

American Purpose After the Fall of Kabul

Soldiers were told that we were champions of the rights of mankind.
News Desk

The Veterans Organizing to Stop Trumpism

A former Navy SEAL oversaw the creation of a new code of conduct that puts loyalty to democracy above politics.
U.S. Journal

Waiting for the Help That Was Promised in Eastern Kentucky

The stimulus checks are gone, and unemployment claims remain unprocessed. The Jaynes family is holding on to half a tank of gas and a dollar-fifty in change.
Annals of Justice

How to Spot a Military Impostor

The detectives who investigate fake stories of military service use many tools, including shame.
U.S. Journal

The Changing Meaning of the American Flag Under Trump

To a Colorado veteran, flags represent freedom, but the nation’s most enduring symbol is taking on partisan significance.
Satire from The Borowitz Report

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Lends Her Impeccable Reputation for Honesty and Credibility to Defending Trump

“If the comments attributed to the President have alarmed voters, Sarah’s vouching for him should put an end to that,” an aide said.
Our Columnists

It’s Time for the Former General John Kelly to Speak Out About Trump’s Views on the Military

The former White House chief of staff appears to be in a unique position to confirm whether the President called U.S. service members who died in combat “losers” and “suckers.”
Our Columnists

How Trump’s Supporters Distort Alexander Vindman’s Very American Origin Story

For some, the fact that Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel, is an immigrant is enough for him to be painted as a double agent, a traitor, or a spy.
Letter from Oklahoma

The Oil-Pumping Adventures of Rachael Van Horn

After witnessing a bombing in Iraq, the Army Reserves veteran and newspaper columnist decided to work through her P.T.S.D. in the fields of the Panhandle.
News Desk

Could Military Veterans Change More Than Control of Congress?

For the Democratic congressman and former Marine Seth Moulton and the political newcomers he has recruited, the partisan divisions of Washington are utterly at odds with their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Postcard from Baronville

A Facebook Invite to a French Château

A French count tracked down descendants of an American soldier who bivouacked at his family’s estate in 1944.
The Mail

The Mail

News Desk

The Tragic, Forgotten History of Black Military Veterans

Mistaken Identity Dept.

The Poughkeepsie Retiree with Trump’s Phone Number

Thanks to a listing mix-up, Richard Rhoades gets two or three calls every week from people with ideas for the candidate.
Daily Comment

Why Are So Many Veterans on Death Row?

News Desk

Another View of Vietnam Veterans