Some background that helps tell Sgt. Linley’s story
Veterans
Report: Suicide Rate Soars Among Young Vets
The number of male veterans under 30 ending their own lives jumps by 44 percent in two years
Healing Bobby, A Red Border Film
Bobby Henline was the sole survivor of a roadside bombing in Iraq. A third of his body was burned. Now a stand-up comedian, he has turned pain into humor and hope
On Veterans’ Day: 3 Facts About the Nation’s Newest Veterans
A mixed bag for those who have served since 9/11
Obama, Congress: America’s Veterans Have Something to Say to You
After being barred from a war memorial in Washington, D.C., veterans speak their minds about the current political stalemate
Government Shutdown: WW II Vets Say Feds Should Be Ashamed for Closing Their Memorial
The “Honor Flights” keep coming, anyway
Secular Humanist Watch
Well, there’s been a bit of a kerfuffle about my observation in this week’s cover story, that you don’t see organized groups of secular humanists giving out hot meals in disaster relief areas like Moore, Oklahoma, after the …
Patriot Game: Groups Promote Hunting as Therapy for Veterans
Psychiatric experts say hunting has the potential to help returning troops, but the pastime poses dangers too
Team Rubicon Helps Recovery Efforts After Oklahoma Tornado
Volunteers from Team Rubicon came from all over the country to spend their Memorial Day weekend helping residents of Moore, Okla., put their lives back together. Armed with chain saws, power tools, wheelbarrows, tarps and wood …
Memorial Day in Oklahoma City
I spent Memorial Day weekend with Team Rubicon, the great veterans disaster relief organization. We fought the battle of SW 7th Street in Moore, Oklahoma.
The Mission Continues
I spent last weekend watching 73 recent veterans, most of them wounded, begin a 6-month public service fellowship, sponsored by The Mission Continues, the excellent program run by former Navy SEAL, Rhodes Scholar and Time 100 …
Wounded Vets Helping in Boston
I spent the morning yesterday with John Wordin, the founder of Ride2Recovery–the excellent bicycle racing therapy program for wounded veterans. He told me that several of his members, who are amputees, were in the Boston …