Somehow it’s a dirty little secret that the entire purpose of war is to kill human beings. That vastly important fact is becoming more well-known thanks to the work of authors and journalists like Phil Zabriskie, a former foreign correspondent for Time who has also written for National Geographic, The Washington Post Magazine, and other notable outlets….
by Travis Switalksi, Sr. I wish my family knew the pain I feel for having left them. I wish my wife knew how hard it was to leave her alone with two small children while I fought for a cause that hardly mattered. I wish my children knew that I wasn’t choosing a war over…
by Joseph Miller In a sudden, staggering second I heard an explosion. It seemed like my company outpost was finally being mortared effectively, but I only heard soldiers laughing instead of diving for cover. I walked out of a meeting with my company commander, looked over a trash heap at my driver, Daniel Shadowens, and couldn’t help…
Military Experience and the Arts, Inc. is proud to announce the release of its eighth publication since our start in 2011. The Blue Falcon Review, Vol. 2 features the extraordinary literary fiction of six veteran writers. Their stories range from the cities of Iraq to the jungles of Vietnam, spanning multiple generations of military experience in…