War’s high price
War is hell, often long after it ends. I think of that a lot. I run into too many soldiers and Marines who have served in combat, so how could I not? But recently it was a warrior’s wife I talked with,...
View ArticleBeyond Clovis Ray
The mourners fell into one of two lines waiting to greet Eddie Ray, his sister and others in the family, and then stop by the casket. Just how Eddie and Dr. Jennifer Ray managed to remain composed...
View ArticleMom at war: The importance of being here
Saralee Trimble's quit a business for a job that doesn't pay, but she sees it as the most important thing she has ever done. 'I try to always answer the question at the end of the day, did it matter...
View ArticleAfter nearly dying, seeing things differently
A couple of years ago, I was on a flight that took several wounded troops out of Afghanistan. The one closest to me, a GI who had been shot in the chest, was intubated and unconscious. A sniper had...
View ArticleThe troops you never see, but should
" The fire department had a dinner for him and where I work, it's a TA truck stop, they had a big pancake breakfast for him and the VFW had a breakfast for him. He was the first one who was hurt from...
View ArticleA victory lost to history
Ten years ago this week the 3rd Infantry Division was closing on Baghdad in what may be the most lopsided offensive in our history. The division, led by Maj. Gen Buford C. Blount III, had 20,000...
View ArticleA scary ride on a bridge to forever war
The commander of Fort Hood and III Corps, Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, is headed to Afghanistan along with 500 soldiers from the post. They “cased” the colors today and will unfurl them again when they arrive...
View ArticleAir Force chief: Sex assault is ‘completely unacceptable’
Those of you who are familiar with how our business works might wonder what didn’t get into the story we did last weekend that was based on an interview with Gen. Mark Welsh III, the Air Force’s chief...
View ArticleA long wait at Hasan trial
Our team is among 87 journalists from 35 news organizations from the United States, Europe and the Middle East awaiting the verdict at the Nidal Hasan capital murder trial here on Fort Hood. We’ve...
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