Opinion

A staff sergeant and former Green Beret shares his thoughts about veteran suicides.

“American Sniper” explained so much more than what people assume or understand about what veterans experience, both in combat and back home.

The commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces and the commander of U.S. Army Pacific talk partnerships.

Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, former commander of U.S. Army Europe, issues a call to action in support of Ukraine.

The White House trips over its handling of the defense secretary job

To my fellow brothers and sisters in arms: As the holidays approach, most of us look forward to the warm comforts of home and spending time with loved ones. Unfortunately for many, this is also the time of the year that despair reaches its highest levels.

The Great War, as it was called, broke out 100 years ago this August and came to an end four years later, on this day in 1918, having caused more than 8 million total deaths.

Shortly after I arrived in Washington, D.C., last year as my country’s new envoy to the United States, I visited Arlington National Cemetery. I felt honor-bound to pay tribute to the American servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to rid my country of Saddam Hussein’s tyranny and to resist transnational terrorism.

With the initiative, skills, and discipline to become entrepreneurs, many veterans return home and choose to start or run a business. As small business owners, veteran entrepreneurs pursue their passion to serve our country by creating jobs and boosting economic growth.

Op-ed: Command Sgt. Maj. Donna Brock is the Army’s longest serving female enlisted soldier. A career combat medic, she retired from the service in October as command sergeant major of Army Medical Command. She was also senior enlisted adviser to the Army surgeon general.