I’m no longer homeless, but I’m still close to the issue. I’m now working on a documentary about a shelter that specifically houses homeless women veterans, just like I once was. Their struggles are ...

He was a military man straight out of central casting: 6 foot 5, stoic, and certain. His call sign, bestowed on him during the Vietnam War, was “Warrior.” My nickname for him was “Dadmiral,” and for ...

Decades after serving in Asia, the children of American service members are finding their parent through DNA testing.

With the new Congress sworn in and President-elect Trump poised for his second inauguration, Republicans have queued up a number of bills that could widely expand veterans’ access to the private ...

Rebecca L. Root is a multimedia journalist based in Bangkok but reporting globally. She covers humanitarian aid, human rights ...

In the span of just a few weeks, Marc McCabe traveled this summer to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, California, and Texas. But the 74-year-old wasn’t on an epic retirement trip. As a pro bono ...

Two months before Pete Hegseth appeared in front of Congress to testify in his confirmation to be secretary of defense, he sat across from the podcaster Shawn Ryan, talking about the Pentagon’s 2015 ...

The fall lasted only seconds, but the consequences would span a lifetime. Under the cover of darkness in Balad, Iraq, Army Sgt. Will Fisher was moving into position for an overnight mission. He fell ...

Editor’s note: This is a special edition of The War Horse’s “Under the Wire” newsletter. Each week, we tap into Operation Timeline, our ongoing recap of the Trump administration’s impact on the ...

When Mayra Diaz opened the door of her Army barracks room in 2022, she didn’t realize it was the beginning of the end of her military career. She had never met the soldier standing in front of her, ...

In Army Ranger school, Emelie Vanasse once sat under a poncho in the pouring rain and shivered so hard her entire body cramped up. She strapped on a rucksack that weighed more than 100 pounds and ...