by Guest Author | Mar 30, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
By James C. Roberts Editor’s Note: In honor of yesterday’s National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we present this article by a veteran of that conflict. A mantra heard often in conservative circles these days is “No more endless wars.” News flash: All the wars...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 29, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
This year National Vietnam War Veterans Day coincides with Good Friday, a day that commemorates the ultimate sacrifice Christ made for all mankind. So it is fitting for Americans to remember and revere the sacrifice of those who answered their country’s call and went...
by Tim Donner | Nov 16, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
War is hell. Everyone knows it, especially those who have been in the midst of it. But not all wars are created equal. World War II was considered a “good” war, Vietnam was not. The post-9/11 war in Afghanistan was most often labeled good, while the Iraqi War was not....
by Dave Patterson | Sep 25, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
There is the kernel of an idea bubbling up in some foreign policy circles advocating for US ground forces to be dispatched as advisers to assist Ukraine’s troops with fundamental soldiering skills and training in leadership. The title of this piece poses the...
by Tim Donner | Aug 15, 2021 | Articles, Culture Rot, International
It has taken countless thousands of Americans decades to recover from it. Most never have, many of them haunted by inescapable nightmares, from ceaseless guerilla warfare in the jungles of southeast Asia to the shameful treatment they received upon returning to their...
