Khizr Khan has a message on Veterans Day
I felt proud when I first saw Khizr Khan on the stage of the Democratic National Convention last year. Not because of his politics but because of his courage. He…
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November 11, 2017
Stop the politics today — and remember
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…
November 11, 2016
Farewell, Sgt. Denny
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…
January 29, 2015
Rembering Blacksheep on Veterans Day
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…
November 10, 2014
Every day is Memorial Day
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…
August 16, 2013