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’ Anti-War Movement Takes Root at Peacestock

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jul 24, 2019 The aim of a recent intergenerational gathering in Minnesota was to revive the struggling antiwar movement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on the Life of a True Revolutionary (Video)

BLANK Jun 6, 2017 What does it take to resist? The Truthdig columnist explained at a Veterans for Peace anti-war demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on Memorial Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Talking to a 6-Year-Old About War

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Sep 15, 2016 With armed conflicts and military action, it’s hard to know how much to say to young people, and when, how and whether to say it. Perhaps it is a universal parental urge to shield children from certain hard knowledge. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

War ‘Has Become a Permanent Condition’ for the United States

By Jane Stillwater Aug 27, 2016 At the annual Veterans For Peace convention, speakers including filmmaker Oliver Stone, historian Andrew Bracevich and journalist Ann Jones discussed public relation campaigns in support of war and the struggles American veterans face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Military Presence in Iraq and Afghanistan Fuels Conditions for Terrorism (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2016 Chris Hedges and two combat veterans analyze the realities of American intervention in the Middle East and explain why the brutalized become brutal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vets Win Expansion of Freedom of Speech and Right to Assemble

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Oct 10, 2014 For the past three years, members of Veterans For Peace and their allies have gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Lower Manhattan on the date of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to mark another year of a war and call for peace. This year, they were finally able to do so without facing a small army of police threatening arrest. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Beloved War Veteran Commits Suicide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 20, 2014 U.S. veteran communities are reportedly grieving at news of the suicide of Jacob George, a three-tour veteran of America's last decade-plus of war, after he failed to find relief from physical and mental injuries. In a clip from a veterans event last year, he spoke of his experience with various types of therapy and performed his original song, "Soldier's Heart." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Locking Out the Voices of Dissent

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 15, 2013 With Occupy crushed, the corporate state aims to deny public space to any group that might trigger a new popular uprising. If this repression wins out, the resulting silence may be replaced with the thunder of violent resistance. With Occupy crushed, the corporate state aims to deny public space to any group that might trigger a new popular uprising. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )