Military
42 stories
One Man’s Mission to Help Heal Soldiers »
Darden Smith finds that music therapy can help soldiers with PTSD.
November 2012 by Kristina Shevory
The Survivors »
On November 5, 2009, Nader Hasan’s cousin Nidal Hasan killed thirteen people at Fort Hood. Kerry Cahill’s father, Michael, was one of the victims. Today, Nader and Kerry are unlikely allies.
June 2012 by Lee Hancock
Being a Navy SEAL Sniper »
Chris Kyle on using his first gun to shoot birds and squirrels, wondering if he would be able to kill someone, and feeling like a secret agent.
January 2012 Interview by Brian D. Sweany
Dogs of War »
Why did the world’s most high-tech military bring along a dog when it raided Osama bin Laden’s compound? A visit to Lackland Air Force Base’s canine training school, in San Antonio, provides a few answers.
November 2011 by Josh Eells
Karen Wagner’s Life »
She lived outside the spotlight, quietly serving her country as most members of the military do, until one terrible day.
September 2011 by John Spong
Fear Less »
Can new research predict which soldiers will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder—and which won’t?
April 2010 by Katy Vine
Home of the Brave
A time to grieve, remember, honor, question. Scenes from Fort Hood during the aftermath of a mass shooting on November 5, 2009. Photographs by Bob Daemmrich.
November 2009
Ghosts Of War »
The battlegrounds of Texas tell an incredible story of struggle, sorrow, triumph, and terror that is far more complex and surprising than anything I learned in school. All I had to do was get in my car and go see them.
April 2009 by Gary Cartwright
Baghdad, Mexico »
In 2008 Juárez became a war zone. What happens next?
January 2009 by Sito Negron
Holding Garmsir »
Fighting the Taliban, the 130-degree heat, the boredom, the homesickness, and the weight of history with the Marines of Mustang Platoon in Afghanistan.
January 2009 by John Spong
Soldier »
When I enlisted in the military in 2001, I never imagined my first day of basic training would be remembered for the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history. I never imagined I’d find myself, and lose myself, in service to my country and devotion to my comrades-in-arms. And I never imagined it would be so hard, once I returned home to Texas, to put my life back together.
July 2008 by Matt Cook
Embedded in War
John Spong, who recently returned from Afghanistan, discusses reporting from war zones, and what it's really like on the inside.
July 2008
Preston M. “Pete” Geren »
56, Secretary of the Army, Fort Worth/Washington, D.C.
February 2008
Army of One »
There is no more important job than reshaping the military to confront a dark and dangerous future—and Pete Geren is reporting for duty.
February 2008 by Patricia Kilday Hart
Carlos Brown Is a Hero (No Matter What He Says) »
My best friend from high school is no longer the uncool, baseball-card-collecting goofball he once was. He’s a Navy surgeon and commander, and for two horrific weeks I got to watch him calmly and bravely save lives in wartime—not just Americans’ and not just soldiers’—in one of the most dangerous cities in Iraq.
May 2007 by John Spong
My Father’s War »
What I learned about Iraq from World War II—and what all the president’s men could learn.
August 2006 by Michael Ennis
The Protesters »
The weekend after Thanksgiving, demonstrators gathered in Crawford and made their feelings about the war quite clear.
March 2006 As told to Pamela Colloff
Heartbreak High »
If the war is an unpleasant abstraction in the rest of the country, it’s omnipresent at Killeen Shoemaker, where many of the children of the enlisted men and women of Fort Hood are enrolled—and pray for peace every single day.
March 2006 by Mimi Swartz
Tomorrowland »
As a captain in the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, all I think about is the future of Iraq. Here’s what my world looks like.
March 2006 by Jonathan Moss
Casualty Of War »
A real-life G.I. Joe, Master Sergeant James Coons hardly seemed like a candidate for post-traumatic stress disorder. But when his demons got the best of him, there was nothing anyone could do—not that anyone really tried.
March 2006 by Skip Hollandsworth
Would You Buy What This Man Is Selling? »
With the military stretched thinner than ever, Staff Sergeant Christopher Schwope’s skill as an Army recruiter is undeniably important. And it’s a thing to behold.
March 2006 by John Spong
The Believer »
Like Cindy Sheehan, Gary Qualls lost a son in Iraq. Unlike her, he doesn’t oppose the war.
March 2006 As told to Michael Hall
“Only the Dead Have Seen The End of War” »
“Only the Dead Have Seen The End of War” I hope to change that.
February 2006 by Jonathan Moss
I Have Finally Arrived »
First in Kuwait, then Baghdad. Next stop, the desert.
January 2006 by Jonathan Moss
I Am a Student Again »
But prepping for war is not the kind of homework I’m used to.
October 2005 by Jonathan Moss
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