I was embedded as a journalist with a Marine MiTT advisor team near Habbaniyah, Iraq in 2006 and was shocked by the lack of logistical support for the team and the slapdash nature of their...
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I was embedded as a journalist with a Marine MiTT advisor team near Habbaniyah, Iraq in 2006 and was shocked by the lack of logistical support for the team and the slapdash nature of their...
I've noticed recently that AMC has been replaying the classic eighties film "Red Dawn" directed by John Milius (the original screewriter for "Apocalypse Now.") The movie imagines America being...
I'm a journalist and former Marine officer. Here's an excerpt from an April 25th piece I wrote for Salon.com. Would appreciate feedback from SWJ members. Thanks.
"As with so many issues in war,...
It's hard to know where to begin with this video. I served in a Marine grunt unit for four years, so on the one hand I can say that it is honest and real, but it is also really disturbing. It's...
I'm a former Marine officer and historian, have been following the Nangahar situation (some would call it Haditha 2.0 or My Lai 3.0, your pick) and was wondering what others thought...how much...