Opinion

Retired Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey on rights, rituals … and respect

The claim that a flag-folding ceremony conducted in the middle of an otherwise official retirement ceremony is somehow a momentary “unofficial” lapse, and therefore anything goes, is more than just disingenuous.

We owe it to this generation of service members, veterans and families to erect a monument on our National Mall that can be visited by a citizenry that can still remember the morning of Sept. 11 and the response that followed and continues to this day.

As a West Point graduate, former Army captain and Iraq war veteran, I am intimately familiar with working and living in a sexually harassing environment.

As someone who’s seen firsthand the Obama administration block, undermine and botch attempt after attempt to reform the organization charged with serving America’s veterans, it’s clear nothing will change until our nation has a new leader.

Nate Boyer on the flag, football, race … and how it felt to hear the national anthem on an NFL sideline

Try to picture a veteran who has recently chosen to take his own life, and you’ll probably think of someone like me: a 20-to-30-something man who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. That’s a result of countless hours spent by advocates to raise awareness about the issue.

The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration wants to honor

Readers debated the millennial generation’s military takeover and the Navy’s decision to dump its working uniform.

Many were outraged the U.S. blocks military families from suing the government for medical malpractice involving troops.