I awoke to news today that Iraqi forces were claiming victory in Mosul. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to personally deliver a message of victory to the world:…
Amid all the political noise of today, I want to stop and think of all my soldier friends I met in Iraq and back here at home in all the…
I woke up to extremely sad news today. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan, along with interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna. Another friend who worked tirelessly in the world's most difficult…
My heart breaks every time I read news from Iraq. So much so that I find myself clicking away or turning off the radio. Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar province,…
I first met the boys of Charlie Company, 1/121 Infantry, in December 2005. I was an embedded reporter, a lost soul among the rough and tumble men of the Georgia…
Here's to you, Blacksheep -- 3rd platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment. Thinking of that hot day in April, 2006, when you completed your last patrol. I…
I fought off tears as I read Sunday's New York Times. The news from Iraq was horrifying. A vicious civil war seems imminent as fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq…
Occasionally, I pick up my iPhone and am pleasantly surprised to see an incoming call from a soldier I met in Iraq. The other night, it was Mike Brown,…
I just read an excerpt from Peter Baker's new book, "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House. It's being touted as the most comprehensive account of the…
Thursday evening, I drove out to Loganville, Georgia. I suppose it's not a tremendous distance from downtown Atlanta but during rush hour, it took me more than an hour before…
