MEA is proud to announce the release of As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 17. This issue features the work of more than thirty writers, poets, and artists from all over the world.

The wide range of backgrounds represented herein is indicative of the multilayered impact of military service at home and abroad. Alongside the veterans of combat and peactime are the sons, daughters, grandchildren, and spouses of servicemembers, those whose lives were forged by armed conflicts and the threat thereof whether they signed up for it or not. 

These writers and artists share, too, a common sense of dedication. All of them engaged in difficult, challenging work, either on their own or with our editors, creating draft after draft until their messages were honed to a fine enough point to be heard – and felt – loud and clear. These works allow readers and viewers a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the human condition in military contexts. 

Please take some time to read through the extraordinary works in As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 17. We thank you!