Category: Military Writings

War throws a long shadow. It follows us home and continues to track everything we do and everywhere we go. Young vets run hard from the shadow but discover, there’s no escaping this shadow. We can’t outrun or hide from it. It sticks. Every year…

Last week, I attended a PGA HOPE event, the Professional Golf Association’s outreach to veterans. PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship military program of PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America. PGA HOPE introduces golf to Veterans and Active…

On January 30, 1968, South Vietnamese citizens celebrated the Lunar New Year, known as Tet. Tens of thousands of North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong guerilla fighters launched coordinated attacks on more than one hundred towns, villages, and firebases throughout South Vietnam. The Tet Offensive…