Military
41 stories
My Name is Jonathan Moss »
And I will soon be a soldier in Iraq—again. Here’s what’s going through my mind.
August 2005 by Jonathan Moss
Life During Wartime »
Most of the 42,000 soldiers stationed at Fort Hood, one of the largest military installations in the world, are in Iraq or preparing to go. Meanwhile, the loved ones who are left behind wait—and hope they don't hear an unexpected knock at the door.
February 2004 by Pamela Colloff
The Traitor Next Door »
His name was Wadih el-Hage. He had an American wife and American kids, a home in Arlington, a job at a tire store in Fort Worth, and a secret past that led straight to Osama bin Laden.
April 2002 by Mimi Swartz
Grand Old Flags »
A groundbreaking exhibit and an accompanying book make this a banner year to stand up and salute the history of Texas' flags.
March 2002 by Anne Dingus
Courage • Steven Gonzales »
A soldier’s story
September 1999 by Pamela Colloff
The Eyes Have It »
An anxious, alcoholic, stressed, and depressed Dallasite. A suicidal San Antonian. For each, a seemingly visionary treatment.
September 1998 by Jim Atkinson
A Few Bad Boys »
The slashing of a cadet’s throat at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen is only the latest incident of violence at a venerable institution under not-so-friendly fire.
January 1998 by Pamela Colloff
On Guard »
The embattled Texas National Guard
January 1998 by Janet Heimlich
Naval Gazing »
As the Navy’s top civilian leader, Texan John Dalton has navigated one scandal after another. He might also be charting a course back home—and to elected office.
May 1997 by Helen Thorpe
Dogfight »
Texas at war with the United States Air Force.
October 1996 by Patricia Sharpe
Beaming »
Beaming over a new aircraft landing device.
July 1996 by Ellise Pierce
Bombers Away »
The B-1 bomber costs too much and does too little—so who wants to keep it alive? The people of Abilene, whose economy could take a direct hit if the Pentagon pulls the trigger.
May 1996 by Robert Bryce
War, Inc. »
Brown and Root goes to Bosnia for the Pentagon—and cleans up.
April 1996 by Robert Bryce
Fed Up »
We take aim at five Texas militias.
April 1996 by Andrew Goldman
Alone With a Ghost »
Carol Collins thought her ex-husband had been killed in Vietnam—until a mysterious photograph reopened old wounds and threw her life into turmoil.
March 1992 by Dana Rubin
Into The Storm »
In normal times, Fort Hood teems with troops training in tanks and helicopters. But in their absence, the huge base is left with a scattering of soldiers and a uneasy sense of peace.
March 1991 by Paul Burka
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