Wounds of War

The Healing We Owe Our Vets

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2023 People in the U.S. military are committing suicide at unprecedented rates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Veterans and the Wounds of War

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2022 Truthdig reflects on America’s dubious treatment of its military veterans over the course of many conflicts, from Vietnam to Iraq. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Veterans Day Worth Celebrating

Maj. Danny Sjursen and Colleen Rowley Nov 11, 2019 Vets have become a prop for our political establishment. If we want to honor their fight, we should celebrate a declaration of peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Presidential Excuse

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Nov 14, 2018 Dig deeper

Should We Do Away With Veterans Day Altogether?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 13, 2018 Every year, we go through the motion of thanking our troops, without ever re-examining why we're fighting these wars in the first place. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

An American Veteran Who Can Never Leave Afghanistan

Rory Fanning / TomDispatch Nov 12, 2018 Many of the soldiers who take part in America’s unending 21st-century wars bring those conflicts home with them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump Military Parade to Cost $80 Million More Than Previously Expected

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Aug 16, 2018 The Veterans Day festivities will likely include helicopters, fighter jets and, yes, tanks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mobilizing Against Trump’s Military Parade

Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Mar 7, 2018 A coalition of groups is organizing to oppose the parade the president ordered the Pentagon to start planning for Veterans Day. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump’s Toy-Soldier Fantasy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 7, 2018 His planned parade is spectacle, not strategy, but it defines America’s growing militarism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hail to the Warmongers

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 20, 2017 The American populace empowers militarism through questions not asked and platitudes unchallenged. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How Journalists Can Support Our Veterans

By Joe Amditis / Medium Nov 12, 2017 Start by putting up a better fight next time someone wants to send Americans off to war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ron Kovic, Oliver Stone on War, Their Parents and the American Dream (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2017 The anti-war activist and the director—both Vietnam veterans—discuss the influence of their pasts on their politics today, in a conversation with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )